adhesive
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Adhesive is a substance that sticks two materials together by creating a bond between their surfaces. It matters because it's a practical tool we use to join objects in everyday life, from repairs to manufacturing.
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- History
- Types
- By reactiveness
- Non-reactive
- Drying
- Pressure-sensitive
- Contact
- Hot
- Reactive
- Anaerobic
- Multi-part
- Pre-mixed and frozen adhesives
- One-part
- By origin
- Natural
- Synthetic
- Application
- Mechanisms of adhesion
- Methods to improve adhesion
- Electrically-debondable adhesive (EDA)
- Health effects
- Failure
- Cohesive fracture
- Adhesive fracture
- Other types of fracture
- Design of adhesive joints
- Shelf life
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|right|Nitrocellulose adhesive dispensed from a tube
Adhesive, also known as glue, cement, mucilage, or paste, is any non-metallic substance applied to one or both surfaces of two separate items that binds them together and resists their separation.