Fundamentals of Adhesion by L H Lee, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

The first of two volumes explaining most aspects of adhesion and adhesive bonding. Volume one focuses on adhesion with or without the use of an adhesive and the mechanisms of bond formation; volume two, Adhesive bonding, will cover adhesives and the forming and breaking of bonds. The 15 individually-authored chapters discuss such topics as the chemistry, physics, and thermodynamics of adhesion; the role of electrostatics; silane coupling agents; interface design for thin film adhesion; and aspects of bioadhesion. Acidic paper. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews. com) | Fundamentals of Adhesion by L H Lee, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters