Carbon fiber reinforced materials are widely used in products from golf clubs to the world’s most advanced aircraft due to their high-strength, lightweight, and stable characteristics. Mussel Polymers, Inc., a specialty materials and coatings company, announced that it has successfully coated carbon and aramid fibers with its Poly(catechol-styrene) (PCS), which is a step forward in…
Mussel Polymers offers new primer that increases the bond strength of adhesives
Mussel Polymers, Inc. is now offering a new class of primers based on its proprietary polycatechol styrene (PCS) chemistry. The new class of primers can be used with existing urethane and other classes of adhesives to increase their bond strength 100 to 500% in dry conditions and improve bond strength in wet conditions even…
Startup to patent unique adhesive technology from Purdue University
Written by Chris Adam Purdue University A novel underwater adhesive technology, based on a glue used naturally by marine creatures, soon may provide a safer adhesive option for industries ranging from biomedical to aerospace. Mussel Polymers Inc. (MPI) – a startup created by Wardenclyffe Chemicals Inc., a technology development company – has licensed this patented adhesive technology from the Purdue…