Many of the applications that use non-woven fabrics adhere them with hot melt adhesives. However, water-based and solvent-based adhesive systems also have a role in this market. Adjusting the raw... (3 Member Reactions)

This article offers a general review of organosilanes as crosslinkers for conventional polymers such as acrylates, polyesters, polyurethanes and polyesters. Innovative crosslinking methods that are... (3 Member Reactions)

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...

This article illustrates how to apply design of experiments (DOE) methods for the purpose of accelerating product development and discovering formulation relationships that may remain hidden by using...

Environmental dimension of sustainability in architecture means the conservation of resources through the optimized use of building materials and products, reducing the need for heating materials,...

Increasing tackifier costs are impacting adhesive manufacturers, raising the obvious question of whether there are cheaper options. After considering the physical and chemical constraints of the...

This article reviews the reasons for using and the types of fillers and extenders that are commonly employed in structural adhesive formulations. Epoxy adhesives are the focus due to their popularity...

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...

This article reviews the process of patent mapping to gain competitive intelligence. It explores how elementary patent mapping can be used to benchmark both companies and developing technologies. ...

The low cost of manufacturing PVA emulsion adhesives has made them familiar across the world. Together with products based on the related, but more complex, VAE they are among the highest volume... (2 Member Reactions)

This article will focus on the early development of polylactic acid for general use as well as its adaptation into adhesive systems. It is based on a much broader report that the author has completed... (1 Member Reaction)

The need to keep down levels of volatile isocyanate emitted from polyurethane adhesives often makes them highly viscous. There are ways around this, however, that as well as lowering viscosity can... (1 Member Reaction)

This article provides an introduction to polyurea chemistry. It reviews the advantages and disadvantages of these interesting polymers in adhesive and sealant applications. Formulation principles... (3 Member Reactions)

Increasing concern about volatile organic compound emissions, embodied in building standards like LEED and Greenguard, are encouraging the uptake of high-solids adhesives. Use of surfactants and other...

Industrie Chimiche Forestali (ICF) has been engaged since 1918 in the production and trading of adhesives dedicated to the Footwear Industry. ICF is at the forefront of the shoe market in term of...

According to a recent report from the Freedonia Group, demand for medical and dental adhesives and sealants in the US is forecast to rise 7.6% per year to $1.8 billion in 2011 (from $1.3 billion in...

This article will focus on the use of soybean proteins in adhesive systems. The major market opportunity is as a wood adhesive or as a binder in the manufacture of wood composites in the construction...

Waxes are one of the key components that the power of a hot melt adhesives rests upon. While they primarily lower the viscosity of the formulation, they can perform additional functions like improving... (2 Member Reactions)

The ChemQuest Group, Inc. estimates the US adhesive market for assembly of disposable medical devices to have been $61 million in 2008 (11% AGR over the last 5 years). The global market was estimated...

This article will review some of the recent advances in snap cure adhesive systems. Differences in these formulations over more conventional structural adhesives will be identified. Entry markets...