Acknowledgments

I would like to pay a special tribute to the late Mr. Arthur Landrock, the author of the first edition of the Adhesives Technology Handbook, and included as the co-author of this edition to reflect his historic contributions to the work. He wrote a number of books during his life that helped the industry. Thanks are also due to Rebecca Zale, Trustee of the Rose-Marie Landrock 2007 Revocable Trust, who has been instrumental in enabling this new edition to be published and continuing Arthur Landrock’s legacy.

I would like to express my heart-felt appreciation to Matthew Deans, the senior publisher of the Materials Books group at Elsevier, for his leadership and invaluable support. David Jackson, acquisitions editor for plastics engineering and polymers, has supported me throughout this project and others in every possible way. Miss Lisa Jones was the production manager of this book. Lisa’s support was vital during the typesetting and production of this book.

I would like to acknowledge my friend Tom Johns, DuPont Information and Computing Group, who has supported me with the finding of sources such as books, papers, patents, and other documents.

My life partner and friend, Ghazale Dastghaib, has given me extensive help with the organization of the chapters of this book. She reviewed every chapter, raised questions, and helped me find answers to them. Her generous support has always come with an ocean of patience and love. I would not have been able to complete this volume without her help.

November 2014