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Explore the use of Adhesives and Sealants for Your Next Application
Get the Adhesives & Sealants Training You Need…delivered right to your desktop!
Packaging Adhesives and Sealants Turn ‘Greener’
Calling All Experts...
YOUR Input is Vital for the Industry’s Ability to Serve Your Needs
Waterborne Adhesives Offer Versatility and Ease of Clean Up – Learn about WBA’s at ASC’s Short Course

In the Field

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"Dow Corning Corp. Headquarters Gets Solar Makeover"
"Three Adhesives Approved for PET Clamshell Recycling Initiative"
"Boris Johnson Sticks by Gluing Pollution to Roads"
"Breakthrough Surgical Adhesive Dramatically Reduces Fluid Accumulation After Plastic Surgery"

In the Lab

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"3M Pursues Paintless Cars With New Partnership"
"Hybrid Made From Nanofibers and Mussel Adhesive Protein as Substrate for Tissue Culture"
"Plant with 'Eggbeater' Texture Inspires Waterproof Coating "

You can bump into it, pull it, push it, stretch it or tear it but it still holds fast. It’s the material that holds everything together and is often found but unseen in thousands of products in practically every consumer and industrial market there is. Discover unique solutions, product enhancements you can achieve and the many uses of adhesives and sealants for your next application. LEARN MORE
ASC and its educational partner, Omnexus4Adhesives, offer several outstanding technical webinars. These convenient webinars are the PERFECT way to enhance your adhesive and sealant knowledge.
Take advantage of these new sessions being offered in October & November…

January 18: Rheology & Viscosity made Easy
Assimilate easily the sense of rheology & viscosity by keeping mathematical equations to a minimum and referring them systematically in your daily formulation. This course is followed by a second part (February 1) that will focus on tests and equipments (what is measured, result interpretation...) for optimal characterization of your formulation.

February 1: Testing Rheology & Viscosity in Practice
Gain control over rheology & viscosity and develop your coating, ink, adhesive and cosmetic formulations more efficiently. Following Part 1, which linked rheology to real-life flow behavior, the course now focuses on testing (what is measured, which equipment, how to interpret data...) for optimal characterization of your formulation.

February 8: Adhesives for Solar Panels: Existing & Future Opportunities
Clarify existing and future adhesives / sealants opportunities within the fast-growing solar energy market thanks to a structured review of market trends and successful bonding technologies. Adhesives & sealants used in photovoltaic panels & support components, latest processing & manufacturing advances will also be discussed.

Jeff Timm, Managing Principal of Timm Consulting, highlights ASC’s Sustainability Conference & Convention and the newest innovation in packaging. He promotes sustainability solutions and challenges the adhesives and sealants industry to implement such solutions.

The notion that adhesives are the last technology considered when preparing packages is rapidly reversing. Retailers like Wal-Mart are leading the industry in this change of thought. Timm also focuses on hot topics from the convention including…READ MORE
The 2012 Adhesive & Sealant Convention April 15th – 17th in Denver, Colorado will be highlighted by a focus on the critical topics facing end users and the industry.

ASC needs your help in making YOUR needs as an end user of adhesives and sealants heard loud and clear throughout the industry. Share your knowledge, ideas and requirements with suppliers and manufacturers as a SPEAKER.

ASC invites you to submit a topic for presentation and inclusion at the 2012 Spring Convention April 15th – 17th. All timely subject matter and topics relevant to the industry will be considered.

Abstracts can be submitted ONLINE on or before January 27, 2012 and must be in English, no more than 300 words and must include Author, Title, Company or Affiliation, a Biography and Contact Information.

Details on Spring Convention, the EXPO (where you can learn about the latest solutions and innovations in the industry) as well as complete details on ASC’s CALL FOR SPEAKERS is available ONLINE

The Waterborne Adhesives (WBA) Short Course is co-located with ASC’s 2012 Spring Convention and Expo April 15-16, 2012. ASC’s two-day WBA Short Course is led by expert professionals in the field. The course is designed for technical and sales/marketing personnel employed by manufacturers, suppliers or end user companies. Basic chemistry background is assumed; no advanced knowledge is required.

Waterborne adhesives are extremely versatile in their formulation and application functions, making them a logical choice for bonding many types of substrates. Some of the major advantages of waterborne adhesives are the absence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and the ease of clean up after application. The course will help you develop a strong knowledge of how waterborne adhesives can help serve your customers better and ultimately add to your bottom line.

Program Topics Include (tentative):
• Antioxidants/Stabilizers/Biocides
• Application Equipment
• End-Use Applications
• Epoxy Dispersions & Hardeners
• Formulating with Tackifier Dispersions
• Market Application & Application Overview
• Plasticizers
• Polychloroprene Dispersions
• Polyurethane-Acrylic Hybrids
• Polyurethane Dispersions
• Production Equipment
• Surfactant, Defoamers, Rheology Modifiers
• VA/VAE Emulsion Polymerization
• Waterborne Acrylic Polymers

Learn More or Register

For more information,
contact Mark Collatz at (301) 986-9700 ext. 112
mark.collatz@ascouncil.org
2012 ASC Spring Convention & EXPO
date: 4/15/12 – 4/17/12
location: Denver, CO

WBA Short Course
at the ASC 2012 Spring Convention
date: 4/15/12 – 4/16/12
location: Denver, CO

Omnexus4Adhesives Webinar
date: 1/18/2012
time: 10:00 a.m. (ET)
topic: Rheology & Viscosity made Easy

Omnexus4Adhesives Webinar
date: 2/1/2012
time: 10:00 a.m. (ET)
topic: Testing Rheology & Viscosity in Practice

Omnexus4Adhesives Webinar
date: 2/8/2012
time: 10:00 a.m. (ET)
topic: Adhesives for Solar Panels: Existing & Future Opportunities

WAC
date: 9/18/12 – 9/21/12
location: Paris, France

In the Field

Dow Corning Corp. Headquarters Gets Solar Makeover
Mlive.com (12/12/2011) Lynch-Morin, Kathryn

Phoenix Solar and Dow Corning recently completed a solar installation at the latter's world headquarters in Michigan. Phoenix used Dow Corning's structural adhesives for the install, instead of metal bolts, clips, or clamps. The process used could speed up the adoption of solar energy by lowering material and labor costs and reducing installation time, according to a release from both companies. "Dow Corning is an innovative company that already plays a prominent role in the solar industry, and they now have developed structural adhesives with the potential to reshape the way solar plants are built by dramatically reducing costs and installation time," said Paul J. Caudill, CEO and president of Phoenix Solar. "We at Phoenix Solar share Dow Corning's vision of making solar power a broadly adopted renewable energy source around the world."

Three Adhesives Approved for PET Clamshell Recycling Initiative
Plastics News (11/21/11) Vol. 23, No. 34, P. 4 Verespej, Mike

Two American companies and one Canadian firm have developed adhesives that adhere to the Retail Council of Canada grocery store project mandating that all companies use thermoformed clamshell food containers made from PET and have labels with approved adhesives, starting in 2012. The initiative requires companies to have the adhesives for their labels certified by the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR), and the test protocol for passing the adhesives is designed to certify that adhesives work with existing cleaning systems already in place for recycling PET bottles. The label/adhesive combinations so far approved by APR include the Fasson Direct-Thermal 200HD label facestock from Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials that employs the company's proprietary S490 emulsion acrylic adhesive; the FMTF6 label from Label Supply designed for use on 3 mm biaxially oriented polypropylene film, which uses an acrylic, waterborne adhesive; and the SP184W coated semi-gloss paper label from UPM Raflatac that couples the company's 54-pound Raflacoat facestock with the company's RP45 modified, water-based acrylic dispersion washable adhesive and a 40-pound white kraft liner. Avery Dennison says its label feedstock features a medium sensitivity thermal coating that insulates the thermal layer and is suitable in a wide variety of direct-thermal printers, especially those usually employed in grocery weigh-scale applications. The company says the feedstock is additionally resistant to blood, fats, oils, plasticizers found in PVC, alcohols, solvents, and vinegar. The adhesive standard for PET thermoformed containers in Canada is being driven by the need to make their labels compatible with labels that are on PET beverage and water bottles so the containers do not interfere with PET recycling.

Boris Johnson Sticks by Gluing Pollution to Roads
BBC News (11/17/11) Chrystal, Robin

Over the past few months, London Mayor Boris Johnson has implemented a trial for a new solution to reduce pollution in a few of the heavily polluted areas of the city. A specially equipped trio of trucks have been applying a calcium and water solution to 19 miles of roadway along Victoria Embankment, Earl's Court Road, various roads leading to Blackwall Tunnel and some in the Euston area. As part of the treatment, the roads are swept then washed prior to the adhesive's application, which is done between midnight and 6 A.M. The intention is for sooty particles known as PM10s to adhere to the solution, which will prevent these particles from diminishing air quality and causing detrimental health effects. Garrett Emmerson, the chief operating officer of Transport of London says that the trial has recorded a 14 percent drop in the particulates at these locations and that the measure is part of a series of long term measures that are being introduced to improve the air quality in the city.

Breakthrough Surgical Adhesive Dramatically Reduces Fluid Accumulation After Plastic Surgery
Forbes.com (11/17/11)

One of the trickiest parts of recovering from surgery is the possibility of fluid buildup, and a new adhesive technology now available in Europe may greatly lower the risk of buildup and potential infection. When a wound is closed, the layers of tissue must first be sealed as securely as possible or fluid will accumulate and will require the insertion of drainage tubes to remove it. The fluid is a perfect environment for infection, and the tubes themselves may become infected or clogged as well. Cohera’s TissuGlu Surgical Adhesive holds the tissue layers in place to prevent fluid buildup through a lysine-derived biocompatible urethane polymer adhesive that is easily assimilated back into the body after breaking down. The adhesive bond is five times stronger than any other products commercially available for soft-tissue surgical procedures. Dirk F. Richter, chairman of the plastic surgery department at Dreifaltigkeits Hospital, in Wesseling, Germany, has used the product and says three drops at a time placed onto the open wound “dramatically reduced” fluid buildup. The first U.S. clinical trials of the product will likely take place in 2012, and the company hopes to have it on the market in 2014. Cohera’s next product is a surgical bowel sealant.

In the Lab

3M Pursues Paintless Cars With New Partnership
Reuters (12/14/11)

3M is entering a partnership with Chicago-based stainless steel and aluminum distributor Shale-Inland to create technology to coat steel with an adhesive that would be capable of essentially self-repairing scratches and other blemishes. Unpainted stainless steel, aluminum and various alloys have been used in the past in the auto industry, most famously on the DeLorean DMC-12 sports car that is turned into a time machine in the Back to the Future movie series. The DeLorean's stainless steel finish could resist anything but fingerprints. The DMC-12 was available only in grey, but the 3M coating would by available in a rainbow of colors. The adhesive is part of a suite of technologies the partners will work on in the coming five years, including a higher-strength tape that could take the place of traditional welding.

Hybrid Made From Nanofibers and Mussel Adhesive Protein as Substrate for Tissue Culture
Nanowerk.com (11/16/2011)

In an article published in Angewandte Chemie, a team of South Korean researchers from Pohang University of Science and Technology revealed an innovate substrate which has potential for use in tissue culturing. The team developed the substrate during their attempts to produce an easy, universal technique for the laboratory creation of a fibrous structure similar to the extracellular matrix that is so vital to connective tissue, cartilage, and bone growth and regeneration. The technique makes use of an adhesive protein produced by marine mussels that works on nearly any type of material. After using genetically modified bacteria to produce the protein on a mass scale, the team used an electrospinning process to turn the adhesive into a nanofiber. By itself this nanofiber was not solid enough to form a proper substrate, so the team combined it with a synthetic polymer that was biocompatible. This hybrid is both strong enough to act as a substrate and sticky enough to allow for a strong, even adhesion of biomolecules or cells. The hybrid nanofiber becomes a compelling substrate for applications in tissue culturing, and functions even better with the cells if the mussel protein contains a cell-recognition sequence.

Plant with 'Eggbeater' Texture Inspires Waterproof Coating
PhysOrg.com (11/10/11)

The Brazilian fern Salvinia molesta has successfully spread across the Americas and Australia, partially due to oddly shaped hairs on its surface that trap air, reduce friction, and help the plant stay afloat. Ohio State University engineers are researching the plant, and have recreated the texture, which resembles a carpet of tiny eggbeater-shaped fibers. The airpockets trapped in the plant's fibers reduce friction in the water and help the plant float, which a sticky area at the tips of the eggbeater structures lightly attach to water to provide stability. Bharat Bhushan, Ohio Eminent Scholar and the Howard D. Winbigler Professor of mechanical engineering at Ohio State, says it is the combination of slippery and sticky that makes the texture so special. "The Salvinia leaf is an amazing hybrid structure. The sides of the hairs are hydrophobic – in nature, they're covered with wax – which prevents water from touching the leaves and traps air beneath the eggbeater shape at the top. The trapped air gives the plant buoyancy," says Bhushan. "But the tops of the hairs are hydrophilic. They stick to the water just a tiny bit, which keeps the plant stable on the water surface." The texture created by the Ohio State researchers could be used to reduce drag and increase buoyancy and stability on boats and submarines. In tests, the plastic coating created an adhesive force of 201 nanoNewtons, while the leaf generated 207 nanoNewtons. The force is extremely weak compared to adhesives like transparent tape or masking tape, but the adhesion is similar to another subject of research, gecko feet.

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