Adhesives & Glue Guns

An adhesive is a compound that adheres or bonds two items together. Adhesives may come from either natural or synthetic sources. Some modern adhesives are extremely strong, and are becoming increasingly important in modern construction and industry. more...

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History

The first adhesives were natural gums and other plant resins or saps. It was believed that the Sumerian people were the first to use it until it was discovered that Neanderthals as far back as 50,000 years made adhesives from birch bark. The finding of 6000-year-old ceramics brought astounding evidence to archaeologists about the first practical uses and ingredients of the first adhesives. Most early adhesives were animal glues made by rendering animal products such as the use of horse teeth. The eastern United States (or the Native Americans) used a mixture of spruce gum and fat as adhesives to add waterproof seams in their birchbark canoes. During the times of Babylonia, tar-like glue was used for gluing statues. Also, Egypt was one of the most prominent users of adhesives. The Egyptians used animal glues to adhere furniture, ivory, and papyrus. The Mongols also used adhesives to make their short bows. In Medieval Europe/Eurasia, egg whites were used as glue to decorate parchments with gold leaves. Holland, in the early 1700s, founded the first ever glue factory. Later, in the 1750s, the British introduced fish glue. As life and the modern world evolved, several other patented materials, such as bones, starch, fish, and casein, were introduced and was come to know as alternative materials from glue manufacture. Modern-time glues have improved beyond recognition. Such improvements are noticeable in its flexibility, toughness, curing rate, temperature, and chemical resistance. The bond between two items depends on the shape of the adhesive.

Categories of adhesives

Homemade Casein adhesive

Is an adhesive prepared at home, or by one's own efforts with normal household products. There are many types of glue that can be made. Unlike commercial glue, for example Elmer's glue, homemade glue can have the ability to stick or hold better depending on the ingredients that are used. It is best when the glue is kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator. See more at: Homemade glue

Natural adhesives

Adhesives, from inorganic mineral sources, or biological sources such as vegetable matter, starch (dextrin), natural resins, animal skin, and bioadhesives. A simple paste can be made by mixing flour and water.

Synthetic adhesives

Adhesives based on elastomers, thermoplastic, and thermosetting adhesives.

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