Glues, adhesives and other sealants surround us on a daily basis and we find them in different ranges depending on the desired end use:
Adhesives can also be classified according to their use:
Description | Bonding mechanism | Polymeric matrices |
Solvent-based glue | Evaporation of the solvent | Vinyls, Polymethyl methacrylate, natural / synthetic rubber ... |
Thermoplastic glue | Solidification | Vinyl acetate / ethylene copolymers, polyamides, polyesters, animal glues ... |
Contact glue | Evaporation of the solvent | Polychloroprene, butadiene-nitrile-acrylic, rubber ... |
Water-based glue | Evaporation of water | Vinyl acetate / polyacrylate copolymers ... |
Other water-based adhesives | Evaporation of water | Glutin, casein, dextrin, cellulose, polyvinyl alcohol ... |
Self-adhesive glue | Pressure | Special polyacrylates, polyvinyl ether, Aliphatic Hydrocarbon resin, natural rubber, vegetable resins ... |
Plastisol | Sol-gel by heating | PVC ... |
Description | Bonding mechanism | Polymeric matrices |
Cyanocrylate | Polymerization | Cyanocrylate ... |
Phenoplast | Polymerization | Phenol-Formalin (PF), Melamine-Formalin (MF), Urea-Formalin (UF) |
Silicone | Polycondensation | Polyorganosiloxane ... |
Polyimide | Polycondensation | Aromatic tetracarboxylic anhydrides, aromatic diamine ... |
Epoxy resin | Polycondensation | Oligomeric diepoxides, polyamines, polyamidoamines ... |
Polyurethane | Polyaddition | Polyfunctional isocyanate, polyol, polyether, polyester, polyacrylic ... |
You work in the building and public works sector, aeronautics, electronics, packaging ... and you are looking for a competent and reactive analysis laboratory, specialized in adhesives, contact the POLYMEX laboratory.
POLYMEX offers chemical analyzes on your glues and adhesives, whether it is identifying its nature, deformulating it on a benchmark or competitive product or even quantifying it on a finished product (adjuvant content , in residual solvent…), we will assist you in solving your problem.
Polymex is an independent laboratory specialized in providing services on the Study and Expertise of materials and polymers…
With a know-how of 20 years of experience in the analysis, qualification and deformulation of matrices and polymer systems, POLYMEX offers the following services and services: