Influence of the Degree of Condensation on the Radial Penetration of Urea-Formaldehyde Adhesives into Silver Fir (Abies alba, Mill.) Wood Tissue

doi:10.1201/b12180-8

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Influence of the Degree of Condensation on the Radial Penetration of Urea-Formaldehyde Adhesives into Silver Fir (Abies alba, Mill.) Wood Tissue

ABSTRACT

Abstract Penetration is the ability of an adhesive to move into the voids on the surface of a substrate or into the substrate itself. The cellular nature of wood can cause significant penetration of an adhesive into the substrate.