As adhesives manufacturers and distributors, Super Glue Corporation is always monitoring the science news for interesting “glue” related stories. The ability for things to adhere themselves to other things in nature is fascinating!
Here’s an excerpt from a recent e! Science News Article (Oct. 16, 2009) “Barnacles are a big problem for boats. Adhering to the undersides of vessels, carpets of the crustaceans can increase fuel consumption by as much as 25%. Ship owners would love to know how to stop these hitchhikers gluing on, but before you can learn how to disrupt an adhesive, you have to understand the curing process.”
Just getting things to stick is only part of our business. We, too, study the entire curing process so that we know how and when things become stuck and unstuck as well! It’s amazing how scientific studies like these help chemists understand the entire bonding, curing and disruption process of adhesives more clearly resulting in even more “job specific” (man-made created) choices for consumers down the line.
Cool study and potentially energy saving as well – Nice work! We’ll continue to follow.
