Notes:
Includes bibliography (p. 205-236) and index.
Contents:
Introduction. Definitions ; Selecting adhesives and consolidants for conservation ; Bonding ; Adhesion and cohesion ; Types of bond failure ; Polymers ; Thermoplastic polymers ; Thermosetting polymers ; Polymer molecular weight / Jane L. Down --
Liquid adhesive properties. Adhesive composition ; Solutions ; Solubility parameters ; Selecting safer solvents for adhesives ; Dispersions and emulsions ; Other additives in adhesives ; Wetting ; Viscosity ; pH ; Shelf life / Jane L. Down --
Bonding. Clean surfaces and surface preparation ; Substrate fit ; Adhesive and substrate contact ; Bond thickness ; Joint design ; Setting mechanisms ; Setting time ; Shrinkage on setting / Jane L. Down --
Solid adhesive properties. Glass transition temperature ; Mechanical properties ; Coefficients of expansion ; Optical properties ; Aging and testing adhesives ; Removing adhesives / Jane L. Down --
A brief introduction to consolidation issues. Consolidants ; Achieving penetration ; Avoiding reverse migration ; Consolidation techniques ; Removability of consolidant / George Wheeler and Stefan Michalski --
Technical and aging information on adhesive classes. Organic, Natural. Proteins (animal glues, fish glues, etc.) ; Polysaccharides (starches, dextrins, etc.) ; Cellulose ethers (methylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, etc.) ; Cellulose esters. Cellulose acetate ; Ccellulose nitrate ; Shellac --
Organic, Synthetic. Poly (vinyl acetates) and copolymers ; Poly (vinyl alcohols) ; Poly (vinyl butyrals) ; Acrylics ; Cyanoacrylates ; Poly (2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) ; Epoxy resins ; Soluble nylon --
Partially inorganic. Silicones (polysiloxanes) and silanes / Jane L. Down --
Choosing adhesives and/or consolidants for conservation treatments. Introduction / Carole Dignard --
Paper artifacts / Sherry Guild and Anne F. Maheux --
Photographic materials / Gregory Hill --
Books / Lynn Curry and Geneviève Samson --
Leather and skin / Carole Dignard and Janet Mason --
Textiles / Irene F. Karsten and Jan Vuori --
Basketry / Ruth E. Norton --
Paintings / Wendy Baker --
Archaeological bone and ivory / Tara Grant --
Furniture and wooden objects / Donald C. Williams --
Waterlogged archaeological wood / David W. Grattan --
Plastic and rubbers / Julia Fenn --
Ceramics and glass / Stephen P. Koob --
Fossil vertebrate specimens / Amy Davidson, Lisa Kronthal Elkin and Samantha Alderson --
Stone / George Wheeler.
