Adhesives have for long been developed from plant and animal materials. This includes animal proteins like casein and plant materials such as starches and dextrin’s which form precursors to synthetic adhesives. In this work, the mechanical properties of the extracted, isolated pod latex/adhesive samples of the Caesalipinia decapelata species were investigated using the Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) to study cure behavior of the adhesive observed on application of stress over a range of temperatures. The cure properties of this natural adhesive were compared to commercially available adhesives.
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