adhesion

Also known as sticking, adhering, adhere, bonding, bond

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Adhesion is the force that causes two different materials to stick together, like how water droplets cling to a spider web or how a frog can grip wet glass. It matters because it affects everyday phenomena ranging from how liquids behave on surfaces to how living creatures interact with their environments.

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Commons category: Adhesion

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Contents

Surface energy
Mechanisms
Mechanical
Chemical
Dispersive
Electrostatic
Diffusive
Strength
Other effects
Stringing
Microstructures
Hysteresis
Wettability and absorption
Lateral adhesion
See also
References
Further reading

Adhesion is the tendency of dissimilar particles or surfaces to cling to one another. (Cohesion refers to the tendency of similar or identical particles and surfaces to cling to one another.)