Edwin P. Plueddemann - experimental laboratory chemist, F.James Boerio. Part 1 General papers: reminiscing on silane coupling agents, E.P. Plueddemann; organosilanes as adhesion promoters, P. Walker; controlling factors in chemical coupling of polymers to metals, J.P. Bell et al; surface modification by fluoroalkyl-functional silanes, M.J. Owen, D.E. Williams; silanes as the interphase in adhesive bonds, K.W. Allen; factors contributing to the stability of alkoxysilanes in aqueous solution, B. Arkles et al; methods for improving the performance of silane coupling agents, P.G. Pape, E.P. Plueddemann. Part 2 Mechanisms of silane coupling agents and interfacial studies: kinetics of the hydrolysis and condensation of organofunctional alkozysilanes, F.D. Osterholtz, E.R. Pohl; hydrolysis and condensation of alkoxysilanes investigated by internal reflection FTIR spectroscopy, D.E. Leyden, J.B. Atwater; kinetics and mechanism of the hydrolysis and alcoholysis of alkoxysilanes, D.J. Oostendorp et al; hydrolysis, adsorption and dynamics of silane coupling agents on silica surfaces, F.D. Blum et al; new evidence related to reactions of aminated silane coupling agents with carbon diozide, K.P. Battjes et al; the role of the organofunctional group, G. Tesoro, Y. Wa; glass fibre surface effects in silane coupling, C.G. Pantano et al; an XPS investigation of the adsorption of aminosilanes onto metal substrates, M.R. Horner et al; covalent binding of amino, carboxy and notro-substituted aminopropyltriethoxysilanes to oxidized silicon surfaces and their interaction with octadecanamine and octadecanoic acid, K.M.R. Kallury et al; inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopic studies of alkoxysilanes adsorbed on alumina, P.N. Henriksen et al; quantitative FT-IR diffuse relfectance analysis of vinyl silanes on an aluminium hydroxide aubstrate, T.J. Porro, S.C. Pattacini; organofunctional silanes as adhesion promoters, T.E. Gentle et al; a time-of-flight static SIMS and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of 3-aminopropyl-trihydroxysilane on water plasma treated chromium and silicon surfaces, B.N. Eldridge et al; characterization of films of organofunctional silanes by TOFSIMS and XPS, W.J. van Ooij, A. Sabatal; TOF SIMS and XPS study of the interaction of hydrolyzed gamma-aminopropyltriethoxysilane with E-glass surfaces, D. Wang et al; positron annihilation in polyethylene and azidosilane modified glass/polythylene composites, F.H.J. Maurer, M. Welander; acid-base characteristics of silane-treated E glass fibre surfaces, S.P.Wesson et al. Part 3 Applications of silane coupling agents. Part 4 Non-silane coupling agents: zirconium based coupling agents and adhesion promoters, P.J. Moles; zircoaluminate adhesion promoters, L.B. Cohen; metal alkoxide primers in the adhesive bonding of mild steel, B. Menon et al.