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Adhesion promoter

A material applied as a very thin layer, or added to a formulation, to improve the bond between a coating or adhesive and a difficult substrate. Examples include silane coupling agents for glass and metals and chlorinated polyolefins for low surface energy plastics such as polypropylene.

Also known as: tie coat

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