Abstract
The bonding process which has been described is of general application to all types of rubber mixtures, to metals, and to various other materials, without any change in composition of the bonding agent for the different materials. Although the problem of adhesion has been approached in this work only from the purely practical standpoint, it should be realized how little progress has been made in the theoretical knowledge of the problem. As a matter of fact, only a few authors have attempted to explain, on a basis of general concepts, certain special cases of adhesion, and there is still no real insight into the problem as a whole which might open the way to material progress. If one turns to the works of MacBain, Delmonte, and Buchan among the most important contributions to the phenomena of adhesion, the ultimate conclusion must be drawn that little has been accomplished in orienting investigations in this field toward more productive ends. From the physical point of view, particular attention must be paid to the condition of the state of the surface of the material to be bonded, to the surface tension, to the viscosity, and to the pH value of the adhesive. The chemical structure of the latter is that of a long-chain compound and, as has been proved conclusively in the present investigation, certain groups play a fundamental role, both in virtue of their chemical reactivity, and in virtue of the polar moment which they confer upon the molecule.
Chemical Derivatives of α-Chymotrypsinogen
