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Editor: K.L. Mittal
This volume chronicles the proceedings of the FourthInternational Symposium on Silanes and Other Coupling Agents held underthe aegis of MST Conferences, LLC in Orlando, FL, June 11-13, 2003.
Silanes have been used for about half a century as coupling agents /adhesion promoters to promote adhesion between dissimilar materials in avariety of situations, e.g., coating technology, adhesive bonding, andreinforced composites. However, recently silanes have found otherapplications, for example, as corrosion inhibitors. Lately there hasbeen tremendous R&D activity in understanding the mechanisms by whichsilanes work as well as in devising new and improved silanes.
This volume contains a total of 16 papers which were properly peerreviewed, revised and edited. The book is divided into two parts: 1.Silane Coupling Agents; and 2. Other Coupling Agents / AdhesionPromoters. Topics covered include: sterically hindered silanes; silanehydrolysis; silane oligomers; adsorption of silanes and their surfacecharacterization; structure of bis-silane water-barrier films; silanesfor improving adhesive bonding of aluminim, elastomer-to-metal adhesivebonds, and adhesion in silica-filler tire-tread compounds;electrodeposition of bis-silanes; silanes to provide corrosionresistance and as corrosion fatigue inhibitors; silane and othertreatments for musical instrument strings; cyclic azasilanes as couplingagents for nanotechnology; hybrid polymers based on silanes for coatingtextile fabrics; plasma copolymers as adhesion promoters;organophosphate adsorption; and activation of wood fibres.
This volume and its predecessors containing bountiful information shouldserve as a reference source for the latest R&D activity in the arena ofcoupling agents. Anyone interested or involved in promoting adhesionbetween dissimilar materials for any application should find this volumeof great use and value.
2004; c. 200 pages
ISBN 90-6764-404-8
Price (all prices are subject to change without notice): EUR 143/US$ 204
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