Abstract
This chapter discusses, in general terms, the phenomenon of adhesion of solid polymer, its molecular basis, and its measurement. The JKR theory relates the interfacial-force-induced contact deformation to the thermodynamic work of adhesion among solids, and provides a theoretical basis for experiments designed to directly measure the surface and interfacial energies of solids. Several groups of researchers have studied the interfacial adhesion among polymers using the contact-mechanics-based approach. These studies include (1) the direct measurement of surface and interfacial energies of polymers and self-assembled monolayers, (2) quantitative investigation of the influence of interfacial diffusion and interfacial chemical reaction on adhesion of elastomers, (3) adhesion of microparticles on surfaces, (4) and adhesion of viscoelastic polymers. The chapter reviews the JKR theory as well as the related theories of contact mechanics, and discusses the results of the experimental studies of adhesion that use the contact mechanics approach. It discusses, in general terms, the phenomenon of adhesion, its molecular basis, and its measurement.
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