ADHESIVE PROPERTIES IN NANOMATERIALS, COMPOSITES AND FILMS -- ADHESIVE PROPERTIES IN NANOMATERIALS, COMPOSITES AND FILMS -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 NORLAND OPTICAL ADHESIVE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITE MATERIALS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. POLYMERIZATION INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION AND MORPHOLOGY DEVELOPMENT -- 2.1. Polymerization Induced Phase Separation -- 2.2. Morphology Development -- 3. PHASE BEHAVIOR AND THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES -- 3.1. Phase Behavior -- 3.2. Thermo-Physical -- 4. THERMO-MECHANICAL AND VISCO-ELASTICITY -- 4.1. Thermo-Mechanical -- 4.2. Dynamical Mechanical Measurement and Visco-Elasticity -- 5. ELECTRO-OPTICAL RESPONSES -- 5.1. Controlled Light Transmission -- 5.2. Spectral Selectivity -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND CHEMICAL DEGRADATION OF BONDED POLYMERIC COMPOSITE JOINTS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. Overview of the Content of This Chapter -- 1.2. Applications of Composite Materials -- 1.3. Bonded Joints and Bonded Repairs -- 1.4. Challenges -- 2. DEGRADATION STUDY -- 2.1. Experimental -- 2.1.1. Lap Joints Investigation -- 2.1.2. Adhesive Investigation -- 2.1.3. Carbon/Epoxy Investigation -- 3. MASS GAIN AND HARDNESS RESULTS -- 4. RESULTS OF FLUID SORPTION, FICKIAN AND LANGMUIR DIFFUSION MODELS -- 4.1. Overview of Fluid Uptake Models -- 5.2. Diffusion Models -- 5. RESULTS FROM DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY AND THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 PULSED HIGH- AND LOW-ENERGETIC FILM GROWTH ON THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE BY PULSED LASER DEPOSITION AT ROOM TEMPERATURE -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MECHANISMS OF DEBONDING OF COATINGS ON POLYMERS -- 2.1. Wrinkling of Coatings -- 2.2. Buckling of Coatings.

2.3. Wrinkling and Buckling on the Nanometer Scale -- 3. EXPERIMENTAL DETAILS -- 3.1. Film Deposition -- 3.2. Film Characterization -- 4. STRUCTURE AND CHEMICAL BINDING OF PLD COATINGS ON POLYMERS -- 5. WRINKLING AND BUCKLING IN GROWING PLD COATINGS ON POLYMERS -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 ADHESIVE BONDING OF HYDRO-THERMALLY MODIFIED WOOD -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. HYDRO-THERMALLY MODIFIED WOOD -- 3. ADHESIVE BONDING OF DENSIFIED WOOD -- 3.1. Adhesive Bonding of the VTC Wood -- 4. APPLICATION OF DENSIFIED WOOD IN WOOD COMPOSITES -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 THE USE OF ADHESIVE FILMS IN TRANSDERMAL AND MUCOADHESIVE DOSAGE FORMS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVES FOR TRANSDERMAL PATCHES -- 2.1. Mechanism of Adhesion and Adhesive Performance Monitoring -- 2.2. Comparison of the Adhesive Performance of Silicone and Acrylic PSAs -- 2.3. Hydrophilic PSAs for Transdermal Application -- 3. HYDROPHILIC ADHESIVE FILMS AS MUCOADHESIVE DOSAGE FORMS -- 3.1. Mechanism of Mucoadhesion and Mucoadhesive Polymer Properties -- 3.2. Monitoring of Mucoadhesive Performance -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter6MODELLINGADHESIONBYASYMPTOTICTECHNIQUES -- Abstract -- 1.Introduction -- 2.GeneralNotations -- 3.MathematicalMethods -- 3.1.MatchedAsymptoticExpansionMethod -- 3.1.1.ExternalExpansions -- 3.1.2.InternalExpansions -- 3.1.3.ContinuityConditions -- 3.1.4.Identification -- 3.2. -- 3.3.EnergyAsymptoticalMethod -- 3.4.NumericalMethods -- 4.TheCaseInvolvingSimilarRigidity:PerfectInterface? -- 4.1.FirstOrderStudy -- 4.2.SecondOrderStudy -- 4.3.AnOneDimensionalExample -- 5.NonLinearImperfectInterface:TakingintoAccountFrictionalContact -- 5.1.AsymptoticExpansions -- 5.2.NumericalValidations -- 5.3.PredictiveNatureoftheModel -- 6.NonLinearImperfectInterface:NonConvexEnergy.

6.1.ConstitutiveRelationofaPhaseTransformingAdhesive -- 6.2.InterfaceLawsArisingfromEnergyMinimization -- 6.2.1.MetastableStatesforaOneDimensionalPhaseTransformingAdhesive -- 6.2.2.InterfaceLawsforaThinPhaseTransformingAdhesive -- 7.AnExampleofNumericalImplementation -- 8.Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 DURABILITY OF ADHESIVES AND MATRICES FOR POLYMER COMPOSITES USED IN RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION OF BUILDING STRUCTURES UNDER NATURAL AND ACCELERATED WEATHERING CONDITIONS† -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ENVIRONMENTAL AGENTS -- ADHESIVES AND PRIMERS BASED ON COLD-CURED EPOXY AND VINYL ESTER RESINS -- Effects of the Temperature -- Effect of Moisture and Liquid Water -- Effect of Freeze and Freeze-Thaw Cycles -- Effect of Aqueous Solutions and Chemicals -- Effect of Combined Agents -- Effect of Natural Exposition -- ACCELERATED TESTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 REPLACING OF SYNTHETIC ADHESIVES WITH NATURAL ADHESIVES† -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS PROPERTIES OF ADHESIVES -- 2.1. Toxicity from Existing Wood Panels -- 2.1.1. Indoor Air Pollution -- 2.1.2. Air Pollution in the Work Place -- 2.1.3. Indirect Air Pollution -- 2.1.4. Indirect Water Pollution -- 3. SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY FOR ADHESIVE PREPARATION -- 3.1. Natural Additives for Formulating Natural Adhesives -- 4. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- 4.1. Testing Materials -- 4.2. Formulation of Adhesives -- 4.3. Testing Media -- 4.4. Testing Method and Standards -- 4.5. Experimental Equipment -- 4.6. Procedure for Measuring the Strength of Adhesive -- 4.7. Results and Discussion -- 4.7.1. Natural Adhesives -- 4.7.1.1. Egg (yolk) + CaO -- 4.7.1.2. Egg (White) + CaO -- 4.7.1.3. Egg (yolk) + Honey + CaO -- 4.7.1.4. Egg (yolk) + Mangosteen fluid + CaO -- 4.7.1.5. Mangosteen fluid + Honey + CaO -- 4.7.1.6. Honey + CaO -- 4.7.1.7. Sugar + CaO + Water.

4.7.2. Selection of Adhesives -- 4.7.3. Test Results of Adhesive Strength -- 4.7.4. Application of the Adhesives -- 4.7.4.1. Book Binding Adhesive -- 4.7.4.2. Adhesive for Children and People of Special Needs -- 4.7.4.3. Adhesive for Postal Stamps and Envelops -- 4.7.4.4. Adhesive for Ceramics -- 4.7.4.5. Alternative to Plaster of Paris -- 4.7.4.6. Making of Particle Boards -- 4.7.4.7. Making of Sand Blocks -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.