Aims & Scope

Aims

Adhesives (ISSN 3042-6081) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on adhesive science, technology, and materials. It publishes reviews, research papers, and short communications. The aim of Adhesives is to publish papers in the field of adhesive science, technology, and engineering, such as adhesion mechanisms, adhesive materials, and the relationship between properties and applications, among other related topics.

Scope

Adhesive Science

• Physical and mechanical properties of adhesives;
• Mechanisms of adhesion;
• Cohesion;
• Interfacial bonds;
• Adhesive joints;
• Elastomers and adhesion;
• Adhesion and friction;
• Adhesive formulations;
• Adhesive bonding and composite materials.

Surfaces, Interfaces, and Contact Mechanics

• Surface chemistry and adhesion;
• Surface treatment, surface modification (e.g., plasma, corona and laser treatments);
• Surface metrology;
• Surface roughness and adhesion;
• Interface physics, interface chemistry, and surface energy;
• Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs);
• Chemical primers and coupling agents (e.g., silanes);
• Fibre–matrix adhesion in composite materials;
• Contact mechanics and adhesion;
• Bonding of dissimilar materials (e.g., metal–polymer, polymer–ceramic).

Engineering and Adhesive Technology

• Applications of adhesives and engineering practice;
• Engineering design and adhesives;
• Repair and joining of composite materials;
• Self-healing joints/adhesives;
• Adhesion in composites and lightweight structures;
• Reversible adhesive systems;
• Sealants;
• Debonding on-demand technologies for disassembling/recycling.

Biological and Medical Adhesives

• Bioadhesion and bioadhesives;
• Bio-based and recyclable adhesives;
• Biomedical applications of adhesives;
• Tissue adhesives and surgical glues;
• Dental bonding;
• Adhesion of cells and biomolecules.

Testing, Modelling, and Standards

• Modelling and simulation of adhesive interfaces;
• Cohesive zone models;
• Finite element analysis (FEA) and adhesion;
• Fracture toughness and mechanical testing of adhered systems;
• Peeling, pull out testing, stud/butt testing, JKR testing, lap shear testing, and tack testing;
• Durability, ageing, and fatigue of adhesive joints;
• Non-destructive testing and evaluation of adhered materials (e.g., ultrasound, thermography, digital image correlation);
• Adhesives under extreme conditions (temperature, humidity, moisture, corrosion, and space and underwater environments).

Other Adhesives

• Structural adhesives in aerospace, automotive, and wind energy;
• Antifouling and anti-adhesive coatings;
• Epoxy, polyurethane, acrylic, silicone, and hot-melt adhesives;
• Nanocomposite and smart adhesives;
• Adhesive tapes;
• Pressure-sensitive adhesives;
• 3D-printable adhesive materials;
• Electrically or thermally conductive adhesives;
• Green and sustainable adhesives;
• Low-VOC and solvent-free adhesives;
• Adhesion market/industry research for adhesives.

MDPI Publication Ethics Statement

MDPI is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). MDPI takes the responsibility to enforce a rigorous peer-review together with strict ethical policies and standards to ensure to add high quality scientific works to the field of scholarly publication. Unfortunately, cases of plagiarism, data falsification, inappropriate authorship credit, and the like, do arise. MDPI takes such publishing ethics issues very seriously and our editors are trained to proceed in such cases with a zero tolerance policy. To verify the originality of content submitted to our journals, we use iThenticate to check submissions against previous publications.

Book Reviews

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Copyright / Open Access

Articles published in Adhesives will be Open-Access articles distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The copyright is retained by the author(s). MDPI will insert the following note at the end of the published text:

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