Keep up-to-date with the latest on adhesion and adhesives from an expert group worldwide authors.

The present book constitutes Volume 10 in the book series Progress in Adhesion and Adhesives which was conceived as an annual publication and the premier volume made its debut in 2015. These volumes provide state-of-the-knowledge and curated reviews on many and varied topics about adhesion and adhesives.

The volume 10 contains 12 chapters that have not been previously published. The topics covered include: adhesive joining of sustainable materials; adhesion in porous media; surface tensiometry in pharmaceutical technology; silicone adhesives; adhesives inspired by plant mucilages; ice adhesion to asphalt pavement; nail polish adhesion; adhesion of nanocellulose in reinforced composities; adhesion of electrospun nanofiber mats to a nonwoven susbtrate; adhesion in catalysts; synthesis of engineered marine adhesive proteins for medical and biomedical applications; and application of laser surface treatment to adhesive bonding technology.

Audience

This book will be valuable to adhesionists, adhesive technologists, polymer scientists, and materials scientists in adhesive bonding, plasma polymerization, adhesion in polymer composites, ice adhesion and mitigation, and adhesive joint testing.

Kashmiri Lal Mittal was employed by the IBM Corporation from 1972 through 1993. Currently, he is teaching and consulting worldwide in the broad areas of adhesion and surface cleaning. He has received numerous awards and honors, including the title of doctor honoris causa from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland. He is the editor of more than 150 books dealing with adhesion measurement, adhesion of polymeric coatings, polymer surfaces, adhesive joints, adhesion promoters, thin films, polyimides, surface modification surface cleaning, and surfactants.