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Mar 05, 2010 - Dry adhesion by surface wrinkling. - Technical Paper
The authors describe a simple yet robust method of fabricating a stretchable, adhesion-tunable dry adhesive by combining replica molding and surface...
Mar 05, 2010 - Fatigue and crack growth in toughened epoxy adhesives. - Technical Paper
The fatigue threshold and slow crack growth rate of a highly toughened epoxy adhesive was studied as a function of the starting conditions (fatigue...
Mar 05, 2010 - Inspection of adhesive quality in a weld-bonding process. - Patent
A method and apparatus is described that can be used to inspect the quality of an adhesive material used for joining a pair of work surfaces during a...
Mar 05, 2010 - Moisture effects on adhesion of electronic attachments. - Technical Paper
Moisture is a principal cause of failure in adhesive attachments in the electronic industry. The purpose of this paper is to examine the long term...
Mar 05, 2010 - Role of corrosion in the failure of adhesive joints. - Technical Paper
Structural adhesive bonding of metal components is widespread in many areas of engineering, ranging from microelectronics to aerospace assembly. It...
Mar 05, 2010 - Shelf life of a reactive dicyandiamide cured epoxy adhesive. - Technical Paper
Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy was used to study the curing behavior of epoxy resins of DGEBA with a hardener of dicyandiamide from the...
Mar 05, 2010 - Starch-polymer wood adhesive . - Patent
The application discloses a method for applying polymeric adhesive as an adhesive agent to bond a wood article or garnish. The polymer adhesive...
Mar 01, 2010 - Low-temperature application makes starch adhesive greener - Patent
Researchers at Henkel have developed a starch-based adhesive for producing corrugated paper board that minimizes the amount of energy needed for...
Feb 27, 2010 - Adhesive for dicing and/or die bonding. - Patent
The invention relates to a dicing die-bonding film having a pressure sensitive adhesive layer and a die bonding adhesive layer being sequentially...
Feb 27, 2010 - Manufacturing parameter effects on aluminum joint strength. - Technical Paper
An experimental investigation was made into the shear strength behavior of aluminum alloy lap joints in order to understand the effect of geometrical...
Feb 25, 2010 - Modified encapsulation improves chip packaging process - Patent
Taiwanese researchers are using encapsulants' adhesion to make packages that extract more heat from chips while lowering the risk of breaking them in...
Feb 22, 2010 - Antistatic adhesive smartens flexible displays - Patent
LG Chem has developed an adhesive that allows flexible displays to be produced using conventional LCD manufacturing equipment without a negative...
Feb 19, 2010 - Autoclave-free bonding of large parts. - Patent
The invention relates to a method for autoclave-free adhesive bonding of components in order to form large-sized structural components for aircraft. ...
Feb 19, 2010 - Method of sealing seams on an asphalt road. - Patent
This invention describes a seam sealer for sealing seams in an asphalt paving operation. The sealer has electric heaters and heats a seam area that...
Feb 19, 2010 - Polyurethane wood adhesives from cellulosic waste. - Technical Paper
This study reports on the preparation of polyurethane adhesive using polyols obtained from cellulosic waste and a detailed study of its adhesive...
Feb 18, 2010 - Electroluminescent PSA promises simpler displays - Patent
Adding electroluminescent pigments to an acrylate or silicone pressure sensitive adhesive can create a product that both secures display components in...
Feb 15, 2010 - Nanotubes restore conductive polyamides' adhesion - Patent
French scientists say that replacing particulate carbon used to provide conductivity in polyamide adhesives with carbon nanotubes can improve how well...
Feb 12, 2010 - Heat activated ultra-high solids polyurethane dispersion. - Patent
This invention is a heat activated adhesive composition consisting of an ultra-high solid polyurethane dispersion. The dispersion comprises (1) a...
Feb 12, 2010 - Reclosable package that includes a barrier type patch. - Patent
The invention is a patch with barrier properties that can be attached to the outside of the wall of a bag. It is placed over the profile strip...
Feb 12, 2010 - Treatment of glass for adhesion of polydimethylsiloxane. - Technical Paper
A straightforward and inexpensive method to increase the adhesion strength of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and glass is described. In this method the...
Feb 12, 2010 - UV curable adhesive removable by immersion in warm water. - Patent
The adhesive composition in this disclosure consists of a polyfunctional methacrylate, a monofunctional methacrylate, and a photopolymerization...
Feb 11, 2010 - Insulating adhesive redesign raises solar cell efficiency - Patent
Reducing the amount of insulating adhesive used in dye-sensitized solar cells can increase their energy conversion efficiency by a fifth, Japanese...
Feb 08, 2010 - Renewable adhesive biowax becomes more stable - Patent
Reacting biological fats with glycerol chemicals can produce a wax that is less brittle than soy waxes are, improving the performances of adhesives...
Feb 01, 2010 - Lactic acid polyol improves polyurethane properties - Patent
Japanese researchers have applied to patent a way to readily produce renewable polyurethane adhesives that are strong and flexible. Osaka University,...
Jan 29, 2010 - Alternatives in epoxy adhesive toughening. - Technical Paper
This article examines the structure / property relationship of epoxy resin compatible liquid modifiers that can be used as toughening agents for epoxy...
Jan 29, 2010 - An adhesive that is releasable by pulling on a tab. - Patent
This invention describes a stretch releasable adhesive article that includes a pull tab. It comprises first and second opposed major surfaces with at...
Jan 29, 2010 - Laminated lid stock acts as an oxygen barrier. - Patent
This invention describes a laminated lid stock which includes a substrate film, a supporting web, a pressure sensitive adhesive disposed between the...
Jan 29, 2010 - Light cured epoxy and epoxy adhesive formulations. - Patent
This invention provides for a cured epoxy resin material obtained by curing an epoxy resin containing an epoxy resin having glycidyl groups at both...
Jan 29, 2010 - Non-halogen, flame retardant laminated film. - Patent
Disclosed is a flame retardant adhesive composition which does not contain any halogen compound and contains a phosphorous compound. The adhesive...
Jan 29, 2010 - Silicone adhesive exhibiting transparency and hardness. - Patent
This invention describes a curable silicone adhesive composition that can be cured at room temperature. It exhibits favorable adhesiveness, and...
Jan 29, 2010 - Surgical glues used for aortic root replacement. - Technical Paper
Surgical adhesives are used in mechanical, stentless bioprosthetic, and homograft aortic root replacements to seal and reinforce suture lines. The...
Jan 29, 2010 - The effect of plasticizers in novel skin bioadhesive patches. - Technical Paper
This study examines the effects of plasticizer inclusion (glycerol) on roughness, mechanical and adhesive properties of novel skin bioadhesive patches...
Jan 25, 2010 - Renewable laminates exploit hotmelts and polyurethanes - Patent
Careful choice of adhesives can help completely avoid concerns around the toxicity of PVC and phenol-formaldehyde wood glue used to produce...
Jan 23, 2010 - Development of an inexpensive sol-gel based adhesive. - Technical Paper
The humidity and water tolerance of a sol-gel derived binder prepared using a cheap, multicomponent precursor has been studied. The sol was prepared...
Jan 23, 2010 - Polyurethane adhesive used for retort food pouches. - Technical Paper
Polyurethane adhesives are widely used in manufacturing food packaging laminates which need high temperature sterilization. In order to satisfy the...
Jan 23, 2010 - Sealing of components for use in solar cells. - Patent
Thermoplastic resin composition for sealing of solar cell components was derived from propylene based polymers and other components. The...
Jan 21, 2010 - Insulating adhesives cool Foxconn semiconductor arm's LEDs - Patent
Electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn is looking to patent a heat sink for use with multiple LEDs, where insulating, thermally-conductive adhesives...
Jan 18, 2010 - Honey boosts beeswax adhesive bond strength - Patent
German researchers have revived an ancient form of adhesive known as a “punic wax”, and are seeking to exploit it as a fire-resistant adhesive. Punic...