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While traditional adhesive chemistry relies on acrylic-based liquid, new technologies include silicone. Silicone provides new methods for curing the adhesive. The following table illustrates the difference between acrylic and silicone in single and double curing processes.
At that time, stamp adhesives consisted of naturally occurring raw materials such as molasses, potato starch and occasionally fish glue, but these performed poorly. So, the stamps either stuck together or fell off prematurely and emitted an unpleasant odour. In addition, the stamps had to be moistened before fixing, which was often done by licking.
"Super glue" is a formulation of cyanoacrylate. Polymethyl methacrylate is the clear break-resistant sheeting sold as acrylic glass (or simply acrylic sheet) or under the trade name Plexiglas, Perspex, etc. Polyacrylates are used in cosmetic products as rheology modifiers and film formers, and these are typically polymers of acrylic acid fluids.
A glue gun (shown at right) is one method of applying hot adhesives. The glue gun melts the solid adhesive, then allows the liquid to pass through its barrel onto the material, where it solidifies. Thermoplastic glue may have been invented around 1940 by Procter & Gamble as a solution to the problem that water-based adhesives, commonly used in ...
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Rabbit-skin glue, in pellet form (left) and partially dissolved in water (right) Rabbit-skin glue is a sizing that also acts as an adhesive. It is a type of animal glue that is essentially refined rabbit collagen. The glue has been used for centuries for stretching and priming canvases for oil painting. It has also been an ingredient in ...
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