Sentence examples for cyanoacrylate from inspiring English sources
noun
Any of a class of esters of the cyano derivative of acrylic acid that are used as instant adhesives
Recently acrylic monomers and polymers, as well as some of the cyanoacrylate adhesives and acrylic copolymers, have been used as well.
Other acrylics include cyanoacrylate resins, made into fast-acting adhesives; poly-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, abbreviated polyHEMA, made into soft contact lenses; polyacrylamide resins, used as flocculents in water clarification; and rubber products made of polyacrylate elastomer.
The physical work consists of a janitor's cart, to which L.E.D. lights have been taped, and on which are several objects, printed in plaster and cyanoacrylate: brushes, sponges, a bottle of cleaning fluid.
A drop of Superglue is put into the chamber in a small tin dish and heated; the heat releases fumes of the glue's active ingredient, cyanoacrylate, which adheres to the moisture secreted by fingertips, creating a visible white print.
While some skin sealants — mostly of the cyanoacrylate, or superglue, variety — are on the market, their effectiveness is limited.
It is believed that the glues — made from the chemical cyanoacrylate — not only stop bleeding quickly, but also lead to less scarring.
Coover, however, recognized its unique ability to bond without the need for heat or pressure and patented it as Alcohol-Catalyzed Cyanoacrylate Adhesive Compositions/Superglue.
In 2001, the Food and Drug Administration approved a similar, antibacterial form of the substance called 2-octyl-cyanoacrylate, which is marketed as Dermabond.
American chemist who discovered the powerful adhesive Super Glue while working as a chemist for Eastman Kodak, conducting research on cyanoacrylates to be used in clear plastic gunsights during World War II.
Because the sticky cyanoacrylates were difficult to handle, Coover abandoned the research.
Dr. Coover first happened upon the super-sticky adhesive — more formally known as cyanoacrylates — by accident when he was experimenting with acrylates for use in clear plastic gun-sights during World War II.
