If you’ve recently visited the construction adhesive aisle at a home center, you may have noticed that there are A LOT of different adhesives on the shelves. And with that many choices, choosing the ...
Pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) create bonds under low pressure, making them ideal for a variety of applications. Nanomechanical testing of PSAs is critical for understanding their viscoelastic ...
In my three preceding columns, I discussed the testing of sandwich panels as unit structures. This included flexural and shear testing of beams and panels. However, such tests — and hardware ...
Silicone adhesives, along with primers, flame treatment, or plasma treatment, can be used to adhere low-surface-energy plastics to high-strength metals. For this article, several low-surface-energy ...
Advanced adhesives can improve the design of joints and the assembly of disposable and reusable medical devices. A few of the more widely used joint designs for adhesively bonding similar and ...