Chapter 19. Adhesion

  1. Drew Myers

Published Online: 28 APR 2002

DOI: 10.1002/0471234990.ch19

Book Title

Surfaces, Interfaces, and Colloids: Principles and Applications, Second Edition

Surfaces, Interfaces, and Colloids: Principles and Applications, Second Edition

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How to Cite

Myers, D. (2002) Adhesion, in Surfaces, Interfaces, and Colloids: Principles and Applications, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471234990.ch19

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 28 APR 2002

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471330608

Online ISBN: 9780471234999

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Keywords:

  • adhesion;
  • ideal adhesion;
  • work of adhesion;
  • practical adhesion;
  • contact angle;
  • wetting;
  • surface roughness;
  • entanglement;
  • adhesive failure;
  • joint flaws

Summary

Chapter 19 offers a discussion of the basic aspects of adhesion, including the ideal or thermodynamic aspects and some real or practical consequences. The discussion includes comments on the concept of adhesives joints, the possible location of adhesive failure, and the requirements and characteristics of good and bad adhesion.

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