Handbook of Adhesion Technology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: da Silva, Lucas F. M. (Editor), Öchsner, Andreas (Editor), Adams, Robert D. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Polymers.; Continuum mechanics.; Engineering design.; Industrial engineering.; Materials science.; Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment.; Materials Science, general.; Polymer Sciences.; Engineering Design.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.

Adhesives have been used for thousands of years, but until 100 years ago, the vast majority was from natural products such as bones, skins, fish, milk, and plants. Since about 1900, adhesives based on synthetic polymers have been introduced, and today, there are many industrial uses of adhesives and...