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Manufacture of glues and prepared adhesives

This is a list of various types of glue. Historically, the term "glue" only referred to protein colloids prepared from animal flesh. The meaning has been extended to refer to any fluid adhesive.

There are many adhesive substances that are considered or commonly referred to as "glue":

A tube of Super glue

Animal protein
based adhesives
- Animal glue
  , collagen
  based adhesive also called:
  
  Bone glue
  Fish glue
  Hide glue
  Hoof glue
  Rabbit skin glue
- Albumin glue
- Casein glue
- Meat glue

Plant
-based glues:
- Canada balsam (natural resin)
- Coccoina
- Gum Arabic (natural resin)
  
  Postage stamp gum
- Latex (natural rubber)
- Library paste (a starch-based glue)
- Methyl cellulose
- Mucilage
- Resorcinol resin
- Starch
- Urea-formaldehyde resin

Solvent
-type glues:
- Polystyrene cement/Butanone (Solvent can bond by virtually welding material together)
- Dichloromethane

Synthetic monomer
glues:
- Acrylonitrile
- Cyanoacrylate ("Superglue", "Krazy Glue")
- Acrylic

Synthetic polymer
glues:
- Epoxy resins
- Epoxy putty
- Ethylene-vinyl acetate (a hot-melt glue)
- Phenol formaldehyde resin
- Polyamide
- Polyester resins
- Polyethylene (a hot-melt glue)
- Polypropylene
- Polysulfides
- Polyurethane (used in woodworking and bookbinding, e.g. Gorilla Glue)
- Polyvinyl acetate (PVA) Includes white glue (e.g., ElmerÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Glue) and yellow carpenterÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s glue (Aliphatic resin) (Brands include Titebond and Lepage)
- Polyvinyl alcohol
- Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
- Polyvinyl chloride emulsion (PVCE) - a water-miscible emulsion that polymerizes as it cures
- Polyvinylpyrrolidone (component of glue sticks)
- Rubber cement
- Silicones
- Styrene acrylic copolymer

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