Adhesion of Polymers (McGraw-Hill Professional Engineering) - Hardcover

Kestelman, Vladimir; Veslovsky , Roman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071370455 ISBN 13: 9780071370455

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2001

Synopsis

Current applications for bonding and sealing are expensive and time-consuming. Adhesion of Polymers presents a state-of-the-art method for improving bonds and sealing strength between different materials underwater and in the human body. This time- and cost-efficient technology will allow engineers to create or repair stronger seals in underwater pipes, repair ships at sea, even bond and seal tissues in the body.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Provides the user with a cost effective method for creating greater bonds and seals between different materials.
Can be used to repair or seal underwater pipes, cables, and repair ships at sea.
Represents the latest in bio-technology by offering a method for bonding or sealing organs and tissues.
Explores the properties of polymeric mixtures.
Step-by-step method for analyzing adhesive bonds and their defects.
Written by an internationally known expert in the field of material science

From the Back Cover:

CREATE POLYMERIC ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS THAT ARE STRONGER, MORE VERSATILE, MORE DURABLE, AND THAT WORK IN CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS

"Makes a science out of a technology...may well become a classic in the field." -- Stan Bumble, Ph.D., author of COMPUTER GENERATED PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

"No other books...can match this book in comprehensive coverage." -- James G. Speight, Ph.D., Editor of PROCESS CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING AND FUEL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

This valuable sourcebook gives you the tools to create strong, more cost-effective polymeric bonds and seals between materials of all types, in a variety of circumstances. Providing in-depth coverage of properties, techniques, and step-by-step methods, ADHESION OF POLYMERS gives you the most comprehensive coverage available for professionals who create, apply, and analyze these critically important substances. This guide can help you:

* Create stronger and most cost-effective bonds between materials of all types
* Manipulate the properties and behavior of polymeric mixtures for improved performance in a variety of environments, and with a variety of substances
* Choose the most successful, efficient, and economical surface treatments for state-of-the-art sealing and bonding
* Repair or seal underwater pipes and cables, and repair ships at sea
* Discover the latest biotechnical methods for bonding and sealing organs and tissues
* Apply step-by-step methods for analyzing adhesive bonds and their defects

Written by world-class experts, this unmatched reference provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of polymeric bonding available. Whether you want to develop specialized polymeric adhesives and sealants, discover the latest in applications and scientific developments, or find step-by-step help with polymer forensics, ADHESION OF POLYMERS is simply the best. For serious help with polymeric adhesives, put this book in the place you work.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0071370455
• ISBN 13: 9780071370455
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 397