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Jul 14, 2010 | Article
By Andy Extance
Rheology, is a complex subject that helps describe how adhesives adhesives can behave like a liquid to bond but a solid to debond. As adhesives continue to evolve, so to do methods for optimising...
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May 5, 2010 | Article
Increasing screen sizes are creates a larger electrostatic discharge problem when release liners are removed from adhesive films used in LCD manufacturing. Antistatic adhesives already exist, but...
Dec 1, 2009 | Article
Waterborne Adhesives appeared in the first half of last century. Since then, technical improvement and expansion into a lot of applications have made of this technology the largest one used in the...
Nov 18, 2009 | Article
Trialkylborane catalysts and their amine complexes are hydrolytically and oxidatively unstable, decomposing in water very rapidly to trialkylboroxin, borate esters, and boric acid. However...
Dec 3, 2008 | Article
The solvent controls their viscosity, open time, tack and adhesion. It helps provide contact adhesives with enough cohesive strength and 'knitting ability' that two surfaces coated with the adhesive...
Sep 12, 2007 | Article
Although the general public may not realize it, they come into contact everyday with one of the most demanding applications for adhesives - books. Adhesives are used in the manufacture of books...
Jul 25, 2007 | Article
The shoe industry demands an impressive array of adhesives due to variations in materials, processes, types of footwear, and seasonal design changes. Equally impressive is the performance demands...
Jun 27, 2007 | Article
Water borne adhesives, derived from emulsion polymerization processes, are particularly susceptible to performance loss on exposure to high humidity conditions. The achievement of performance...
Mar 21, 2007 | Article
Heat-sealing adhesives are thermoplastic materials that can be coated onto substrate surfaces and later reactivated by heat and pressure. They differ from conventional hot melt adhesives that are...
Oct 18, 2006 | Article
It's a competitive time for specialty tape makers, with many companies jockeying for position as innovation and customer cost pressures usher in new opportunities. A company's specialty tapes have...