How to Glue Teflon
Even a gecko has a difficult time sticking to Teflon. How is it possible to glue to it? Is there some adhesive that can help us know how to glue Teflon?
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07Mar 2016 by Vincent Summers 5 Comments Teflon® is famous for its smooth surface. Essentially nothing sticks to Teflon. It has been bragged that the only thing that can stick to it may be a gecko. This is because of the special nature of a gecko’s grip. In fact, it appears a gecko can only stick to Teflon under special conditions. So the question is: How can we glue Teflon? I Need to Know How to Glue Teflon And yet, that was the task I was given at my place of employment. I was told the use of a special chemical pre-treatment could allow objects to be glued to the slippery stuff. Since I am a chemist, the reader can rest assured this piqued my interest immensely. What was the pre-treatment, and how did it work? The manufacture of the stuff was not about to reveal it to me.
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