Adhesive mechanisms in the natural world have many advantages: they are always strongly adhesive -- and without any glues or residues. Scientists are researching how these mechanisms can be ...

Adhesives and tapes are commonly used today in garment manufacturing, either alone or in combination with stitching. The manufacturing of women's underwear, where up to six layers of material are ...

HELSINKI, July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- UPM Adhesive Materials, formerly known as UPM Raflatac, will be showcasing high-quality label solutions that demonstrate its leading adhesive material ...

Medical adhesives are materials that can be applied to various uses such as wound healing, hemostasis, vascular anastomosis, and tissue engineering, and they are expected to contribute greatly to the ...

Until now most adhesives have been manufactured from petroleum-based materials. However, they can also be obtained from renewable raw materials -- for example from proteins, natural rubber, starch, or ...

Adhesive mechanisms in the natural world, as used by geckos and other animals when they walk upside down on the ceiling, have many advantages: they are always strongly adhesive - and without any glues ...

The natural world is a great source of inspiration for scientists working on advanced adhesives, where everything from gecko skin to bee slobber have provided blueprints for next-generation materials ...

As the auto industry moves toward use of multi-material vehicle structures, the ability to structurally join dissimilar materials and keep them together during the vehicle’s useful life, yet also ...

Adhesives that hold strong in wet environments are elusive, but could be useful for underwater repairs or healing in the body. Researchers have now developed a new type of adhesive hydrogel that ...

Researchers at a U.S. federal lab have transformed household plastic into a type of reusable glue that has been described as one of the toughest materials ever. Adhesives—materials that help things ...