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THE formation of a good adhesive joint requires intimate contact between the substrate and the adhesive. This requirement implies that at some point in the cure of a bonded joint the adhesive must become a liquid so that this contact can be obtained. Such contact can be termed the wetting of the substrate by the adhesive, depending on the relative roughness of the substrate1.
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BARBARISI, M. Relationship between Wettability and Adhesion of Polyethylene. Nature 215, 383–384 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215383a0
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