Materials Descriptions Appendix

Acknowledgement

ASI greatlyappreciates the help of those who contributed to the preparation of the materials descriptions and are cited in the following appendix.

Technical References

1. Gierenz, G. and Karmann, K. (editors), “Adhesives and Adhesive Tapes,” Wiley-VCH, 2001. For information, call (212) 850-6336.

2. Johnston, John, Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tapes: A Guide to Their Function, Design, Manufacture, and Use, Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC), 2000, www.pstc.org.

3. Pocius, Alphonsus V., Adhesion and Adhesive Technology, An Introduction, 2nd Edition, Hanser Gardner Publications, 2002, www.hansergardner.com.

4. PSTC Tape University: PSA 101; Fundamentals of Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tapes, September 9-10, 2002, Chicago, copyright 2002 by Pressure Sensitive Tape Council.

5. Ritter, George, Edison Welding Institute, “Surface Preparation for Assembly,” presented at Adhesives for Product Assembly Symposium, June 18-19, 2001, Troy, Mich. Sponsored by ASI and The Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc.

Other Resources

Abdullabhai Abdul Kader— www.guargum.co.in/applications.html

Albemarle Corp. website — www.albemarle.com

Allchem Industrial website — www.allchem.co.uk

Answers.com website — www.answers.com/topic/castor-oil

Aquatrols website — www.aquatrols.com

Arancia Corn Products website — www.aracornproducts.com

ATSDR website — www.atsdr.cdc.gov

BP Chemicals website — www.bpchemicals.com

Carnegie Mellon Department of Chemistry website —www.chem.cmu.edu

Celanese Chemicals website — www.celanesechemicals.us

Channeled Resources Inc., 935 W. Chestnut St., Ste. 305,Chicago, IL 60622; phone (312) 733-4200; fax 312-733-1628; www.channeledresources.com

ChemicalLand21.com website — www.chemicalland21.com

The Chemical Co., P.O. Box 436, 19 Narragansett Ave., Jamestown, RI 02835; phone (401) 423-3100 or (207) 647-2662; fax (401) 423-3102or (207) 647-9554; www.thechemco.com

ChemSoc website — www.chemsoc.org

Colloidal Dynamics website — www.colloidal-dynamics.com

Composite Materials website — http://composite.about.com

Davis, Richey M., “Self-Assembly of Polymers at Interfaces,” Department of Chemical Engineering, 130 Randolph Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061; phone (540) 231-4578; e-mail rmdavis@vt.edu

Dielectric Polymers, 218 Race St., Box 110, Holyoke, MA01040; phone (800) 628-9007; fax (413) 533-9316; www.dipoly.com

Dow Chemical Co. website — www.dow.com

DSM website — www.dsm.com

Dunckley, Peter M., Eastman Chemical Co., P.O. Box 431,Kingsport, TN 37662; phone (423) 229-1885; fax (423) 229-1064;www.materialsforadhesives.com

Dunn, David, bms North America Inc., 242 Trails End, Aurora, OH 44202; phone (330) 562-2930; fax (253) 681-8460; e-maildrdave242@windstream.net; www.fldenterprises.com

Dynaloy Inc., 1910 S. State Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46203;phone (317) 788-5694; fax (317) 788-5690; www.dynaloy.com

Eastman website — www.eastman.com

EC Plaza Global website — www.ecplaza.net/product/87235_237435/pentaerythritol_esters.html

Etherington & Roberts Dictionary Website —http://palimpsest.stanford.edu

Evonik Industries —http://corporate.evonik.com/en/media/search/pages/news-details.aspx?newsid=7817

Evonik Industries — http://oxo-alcohols.evonik.com/product/oxo-alcohols/en/products/oxo-alcohols/isononanol/Pages/default.aspx

Expancel Inc., 2240 Northmont Parkway, Duluth, GA 30096;phone (678) 775-5102; fax (770) 813-8639; www.expancel.com

First Quality Chemicals — www.firstqualitychemicals.com/especial.htm

The Freedonia Group Inc. “U.S. Demand for Electronic Polymer Products to Expand 6.4% Annually Through 2005,” ASI, May 2002, p. 26

G.R. O’Shea Co. website — www.groshea.com/caschem/poly.html

IndiaMART website — www.indiamart.com

Innovate Us — www.innovateus.net/science/what-hexamine

International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) website —www.iarc.fr

Intota, a division of Sopheon, formerly known as Teltech Resource Network Corp., Minneapolis; website http://biospace.intota.com

ISP Corp. website — www.ispcorp.com

Kanoria Chemicals — http://kanoriachem.com

Kerr, Stuart, Rhodia Inc., P.O. Box 11674, Rock Hill, SC29731-1674; phone (803) 329-5260, ext. 238; fax (803) 329-5269;www.silicones.us.rhodia.com. Information from a presentation made at RADTECH2002, Indianapolis (copyright 2002, RadTech International NA).

KOLON website — www.ikolon.com

Lansco Colors website — www.pigments.com

LANXESS website — www.lanxess.com

Leach, Bill, K-T Clay Co., 1441 Donelson Pike, Nashville, TN37217; phone (615) 365-0852; fax (615) 365-0842; www.k-tclay.com

Loos and Dilworth website — www.loosanddilworth.com

Lyondell website — www.lyondell.com

Medical Devicelink website — www.devicelink.com

Micro Powders website — www.micropowders.com

Millennium Chemicals website — www.milleniumchem.com

Moore & Munger Inc. website — www.mooremunger.com

Newburgh Specialized Chemicals website — www.newburgh.ca/s_13.asp

Northwest Dispersions Ltd. website —www.nwdispersions.freeserve.co.uk

Ondeo Nalco website — www.ondeo-nalco.com

Oxley, Gregory, Air Products and Chemicals Inc., 7201Hamilton Blvd., Allentown, PA 18195-1501; phone (610) 481-6799; fax (610)481-4381; www.airproducts.com

Paramelt Costerstraat website — www.paramelt.com

Polyols and Polymers website — www.polyolsandpolymers.com

PolyurethaneWeb.com website — www.polyurethaneweb.com

Reichhold website — www.reichhold.com

Reisch, John, Soluol Chemical Co. Inc., P.O. Box 112, West Warwick, RI 02893; phone (401) 821-8100; fax (401) 823-6673; www.soluol.com

Resinall Corp. website — www.resinall.com

Resinas Sinteticas website — www.resinas.com

Rhein Chemie website — www.rheinchemieus.com

Rohm and Haas Co. website — www.rohmhaas.com

Rossignoli, Paul, AT Plastics Inc., 142 Kennedy Rd. South, Brampton, ON, L6W 3G4, Canada; phone (614) 873-0688; fax (800) 769-6721;www.atplas.com

RÜTGERS VFT AG website — www.novares.de

Sartomer Co., 502 Thomas Jones Way, Exton, PA 19341; (610)363-4100; fax (610) 363-4140;
www.sartomer.com

Science Co. — http://secure.sciencecompany.com/Sodium-Silicate-Solution-500ml-P6375.aspx

Sharon Chemicals and Trade Co. Ltd. website — www.i-sctc.com

Sherwin-Williams website — www.sherwin-williams.com

Shields, Karen, Polar Minerals Inc., 2005 Newpoint Place Pkwy., Lawrenceville, GA 30043;
phone (770) 513-4442; fax (770) 513-8886; www.polarminerals.com

SpecialChem website — www.specialchem4polymers.com

Süd-Chemie Rheologicals and Performance Additives, P.O. Box32370, Louisville, KY 40232; phone (502) 634-7500; fax (502) 634-7727;www.rheologicals.com

The ChemQuest Group Inc., 8150 Corporate Park Dr., Ste. 250,Cincinnati, OH 45242; phone (513) 469-7555; fax (513) 469-7779;www.chemquest.com

The University of Southern Mississippi School of Polymers and High-Performance Materials website — www.psrc.usm.edu

University of Colorado, Boulder, Chemistry and Biochemistry Dept. website — http://orgchem.colorado.edu/hndbksupport/drying/drying.html

Vacc, Tony, Lorama Chemicals Inc., 221 Nipissing Dr., Milton, ON L9T 1R3, Canada; phone (905) 878-2833; fax (905) 878-7732;www.lorama.com

Wacker Chemie AG — www.wacker.com

Whittaker, Clark & Daniels website — www.wcdinc.com

Wiki Patents website — www.wikipatents.com/4300562.html

Wikipedia — http://en.wikipedia.org

Zibo Qilong Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. —www.qilong-chem.com/english/ArticleShow.asp?ArticleID=336