Addresses the basic and applied aspects of adhesion. The authors present the results on fundamental aspects, adhesion in biology, chemistry for adhesive formulation, surface chemistry and pretreatment of adherends, mechanical issues, non destructive testing and durability of adhesive joints, as well as technical applications of adhesive joints.

Emphasizing the most recent developments, this book addresses both the basic and applied aspects of adhesion. The authors present the latest results on fundamental aspects, adhesion in biology, chemistry for adhesive formulation, surface chemistry and the pretreatment of adherends, mechanical issues, non destructive testing and the durability of adhesive joints, as well as advanced technical applications of adhesive joints. Prominent scientists review the current level of knowledge concerning the role of chemical bonds in adhesion, new resins and nanocomposites for adhesives, and about the role played by macromolecular architecture in the properties of hot melt and pressure sensitive adhesives. Written by 34 acknowledged experts from academic and industrial research facilities, this is a valuable source of information for chemists, physicists, biologists and engineers, as well as graduate students interested in fundamental and practical adhesion.

Preface.
List of Contributors.
1. The Interfacial Chemistry of
Adhesion: Novel Routes to the Holy Grail (J. Watts).
2. Modeling Fundamental Aspects of the Surface Chemistry of Oxides and their Interactions with Coupling Agents (P. Schiffels, et al.).
3. Adhesion at the Nanoscale: An Approach by AFM (M. Brogly, et al.).
4. Organization of PCL b PMMA Diblock Thin Films: Relationship to the Adsorption Substrate Chemistry (T. Elzein, et al.).
5. Adhesion and Friction Properties of Elastomers at Macroscopic and Nanoscopic Scales (S. Bistac &
A. Galliano).
6. Chemical Structure Formation and Morphology in Ultrathin Polyurethane Films on Metals (C. Wehlack &
W. Possart).
7. Properties of the Interphase Epoxy Amine/Metal: Influences from the Nature of the Amine and the Metal (M. Aufray &
A. Roche).
8. Mapping Epoxy Interphases (M. Munz, et al.).
9. Mechanical Interphases in Epoxies as seen by Nondwstructive High Performance Brillouin Microscopy (J. Kruger, et al.).
10. Structure Formation in Barnacle Adhesive (M. Wiegemann).
11. Adhesion Molecule Modified Cardiovascular Prostheses: Characterization of Cellular Adhesion in a Cell Culture Model and by Cellular Force Spectroscopy (U. Bakowsky, et al.).
12. Surface Engineering by Coating of Hydrophilic Layers: Bioadhesion and Biocontamination (G. Legeay &
F. Poncin Epaillard).
13. New Resins and Nanosystems for High Performance Adhesives (R. Mulhaupt).
14. Influence of Proton Donors on the Cationic Polymerization of Epoxides (A. Hartwig, et al.).
15. Novel Adhesion Promoters Based on Hyperbranched Polymers ( A. Buchman, et al.).
16. Rheology of Hot Melt PSAs: Influence of Polymer Structure (C. Derail &
G. Marin).
17. Preparation and Characterization of UV Crosslinkable Pressure Sensitive Adhesives (H. Do, et al.).
18. Contribution of Chemical Interactions to the Adhesion Between Evaporated Metals and Functional Groups of Different Types at Polymer Surfaces (J. Friedrich, et al.).
19. Alkene Pulsed Plasma Functionalized Surfaces: An Interfacial Diels Alder Reaction Study (F. Siffer, et al.).
20. Laser Surface Treatment of Composite Materials to Enhance Adhesion Properties (Q. Benard, et al.).
21. Effects of the Interphase on the Mechanical Behavior of Thin Adhesive Films A Modeling Approach (S. Diebels, et al.).
22. Effect of the Diblock Content on the Adhesive and Deformation Properties of PSAs Based on Styrenic Block Copolymers (C. Creton, et al.).
23. Contact Mechanics and Interfacial Fatigue Studies between Thin Semicrystalline and Glassy Polymer Films (R. McSwain, et al.).
24. Local and Global Aspects of Adhesion Phnomena in Soft Polymers (M. Vallat).
25. Calibration and Evaluation of Nonlinear Ultrasonic Transmission Measurements of Thin Bonded Interfaces (S. Hirsekorn, et al.).
26. Debonding of Pressure Sensitive Adhesives: A Combined Tack and Ultra Small Angle X Ray Scattering Study (E. Maurer, et al.).
27. Nondestructive Testing of Adhesive Curing in Glass Metal Compounds by Unilateral NMR (K. Kremer, et al.).
28. Chemical Processes During Aging in Ultra thin Epoxy Films on Metals (A. Meiser, et al.).
29. Depth Resolved Analysis of the Aging Behavior of Epoxy Thin Films by Positron Spectroscopy (J. Kanzow, et al.).
30. Epoxies on Stainless Steel Curing and Aging (D. Fata, et al.).
31. Scanning Kelvin Probe Studies of Ion Transport and De adhesion Processes at Poymer/Metal Interfaes (K. Wapner &
G. Grundmeier).
32. Advanced Mass Transport Applications with Elastic Bonding of Sandwich Components (S. Koch, et al.).
33. Adhesive Joints for Modular Components in Railway Applications (C. Nagel, et al.).
34. Behavior of Dismantlable Adhesives Including Thermally Expansive Microcapsules (Y. Nishiyama &
C. Sato).
Subject Index.