adhesive

Also known as adhesives, Adhesives & Glue

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AI overview

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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Research

444,176 papers

Current aspects on bonding effectiveness and stability in adhesive dentistry.ReviewAustralian dental journal · 2011Cardoso MV, de Almeida Neves A, Mine A et al.DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2011.01294.x
Data-driven de novo design of super-adhesive hydrogels.Nature · 2025Liao H, Hu S, Yang H et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09269-4
Mechanical underwater adhesive devices for soft substrates.Nature · 2025Kang Z, Gomez JA, Ross AM et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09304-4
Adaptive Adhesions of Barnacle-Inspired Adhesive Peptides.ACS biomaterials science & engineering · 2023Mondarte EAQ, Wang J, Yu JDOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c01047
Highly Adhesive, Stretchable and Breathable Gelatin Methacryloyl-based Nanofibrous Hydrogels for Wound Dressings.ACS applied bio materials · 2022Liu Y, Wang Q, Liu X et al.DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c01087
Highly Adhesive and Stretchable Epidermal Electrode for Bimodal Recording Patch.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2024Yang S, Liu C, Tang L et al.DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c05705
Janus adhesive microneedle patch loaded with exosomes for intrauterine adhesion treatment.Journal of materials chemistry. B · 2024Wang H, Chen W, Liu Y et al.DOI: 10.1039/d3tb03036a
Injectable Asymmetric Adhesive-Antifouling Bifunctional Hydrogel for Peritoneal Adhesion Prevention.Advanced healthcare materials · 2024Zhao Z, Sun H, Yu C et al.DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202303574

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Article

31 sections

Contents

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

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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.