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CASE STUDY: Taking Shape

October 1, 2011
A new architectural hotel façade designed in gel-coated fiberglass takes shape with Crystic Crestomer structural adhesives.
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Acrylic Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

Novel, all-acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions with inherently lower surface energy display significantly improved adhesion to LSE substrates such as polyethylene and polypropylene.
Eric Bartholomew
September 1, 2011

The prevailing trend toward the use of lighter weight and lower cost engineered plastics in automotive, construction, aerospace, electronics, and other industrial uses has created a need for pressure-sensitive materials that can bond well to these new, inherently low-surface-energy (LSE) plastics. This article discusses novel, all-acrylic compositions with inherently lower surface energy that display significantly improved adhesion to LSE substrates such as polyethylene and polypropylene.


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Q&A About Polyurethanes

Dr. Jeffrey F. Dormish
July 1, 2011
Q: You've previously discussed polyol recommendations for formulating a two-component polyurethane adhesive. Do you have similar recommendations for the isocyanate component? In many ways, the recommendations for choosing the proper
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