This book is a comprehensive introduction to the chemistry of adhesives ideal not only for chemists, but any students with a background in physical or materials science.

Adhesion Science provides an illuminating account of the science underlying the use of adhesives and sealants. Adhesion is a technology which is spreading and developing, and has some advantages over other means of joining.
This second edition guides the reader through the polymer chemistry that underlies the subject, and details the chemistry of current adhesives. Surface chemistry includes surface treatments, the use of primers and coupling agents, methods of analysis and what can be learned from contact angles. There is a simple guide to the distributions of stresses in joints and how this relates to mechanical testing. Joints can be sensitive to the environment in that water, oxygen and UV can attack. The final chapter looks at how some living creatures exploit adhesion, and how adhesives are used to repair human bodies. This book is a comprehensive introduction to the chemistry of adhesives ideal not only for chemists, but any students with a background in physical or materials science.