Chemists design extra-sticky adhesives that degrade on command

InventorsNews newsroom brief · 23d ago · 1 min read · via phys.org

A good adhesive is unequivocally sticky. A great adhesive is sticky until you don't want it to be sticky anymore—a label on cardboard until it's time to recycle it. Medical tape on a cut until the wound heals. A GWAR poster on a bedroom wall until your parents kick you out.

A good adhesive is unequivocally sticky. A great adhesive is sticky until you don't want it to be sticky anymore—a label on cardboard until it's time to recycle it. Medical tape on a cut until the wound heals. A GWAR poster on a bedroom wall until your parents kick you out. This story matters for Science & Discovery readers tracking inventors. Reported by phys.org. Read the full original at the source link below.

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