Andreas Wolf
Chair: Uwe von Grabowski
Due to their exceptional properties and the resulting wide range of applications, silicone-based sealants and adhesives have become indispensable in our everyday lives. Every day, we encounter a multitude of products in which crosslinked silicone polymers bridge gaps between material surfaces, thereby carrying out the tasks of sealing and/or bonding.
In this lecture, we delve into the fascinating world of silicone-based sealants and adhesives, whose broad range of applications is based both on their polymer structure and on their formulation. Together, we explore the structure–property relationships of silicones and gain insights into various fields of application. We study the various physical and chemical curing mechanisms that transform the ready-to-use sealant or adhesive into a functional joint material. The multitude of application-specific products becomes understandable through an insight into the crosslinking reactions.
Andreas Wolf