Adhesive facts for kids
An adhesive is a compound that sticks or bonds two items together. Adhesives may come from either natural or man-made material. Some modern adhesives are extremely strong, and are becoming increasingly important in modern construction and industry. Examples of adhesives include adhesive tape, glue, and sticky-tac. Some adhesives are for temporary use, like sticky-tac or the adhesive on sticky notes. Others are for more permanent bonding of small items like gluing paper or building large pieces of furniture using construction adhesive.
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History
The first adhesives were natural gums and other plant resins. Archaeologists have found 6000-year-old ceramic vessels that had broken and been repaired using plant resin.
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Images for kids
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Nitrocellulose adhesive dispensed from a tube
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A reconstruction of Ötzi's axe, which used pitch as an adhesive
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Beeswax
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Modern slaked lime factory in Ukraine
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Liquid animal glue
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Casein glue preparation
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A glue gun, an example of a hot adhesive
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See also
In Spanish: Adhesivo para niños
