Adhesive and Adhesion

Adhesive

▰ A material used for holding two surfaces together.

▰ Used for bonding that exhibits flow at the time of application.
Adhesive is the general term and includes cement, glue, paste, mucilage, etc. and
these terms are all used essentially interchangeably.

Importance of Adhesives in Today's World

Adhesives which have existed for thousands of years, have gained tremendous industrial importance
during the past few decades and are now considered as engineering materials with an ever-increasing
bonding applications ranging from household articles of everyday use to supersonic aircrafts and
satellites. There is hardly a product manufactured today that does not utilise an adhesive either in its
construction, packaging, transportation, display, storage or advertisement. It has now come to the stage
where a properly selected adhesive can join together any two entirely different materials.