Post-it note. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of spheres of adhesive (yellow) on the back of a Post-it note. The spheres contain an adhesi

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Post-it note. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of spheres of adhesive (yellow) on the back of a Post-it note. The spheres contain an adhesive. They rupture under pressure, releasing a thin film of adhesive over the surface they are in contact with. Only a few spheres are ruptured at one time, meaning the Post-it note can be reused many times until all the spheres have been exhausted. Magnification unknown.

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Size: 2824px × 2248px
Photo credit: © VOLKER STEGER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: adhesive, bonding, chemical, chemistry, coloured, common, familiar, globule, globules, glue, item, items, microsphere, microspheres, note, object, objects, post, post-, reusable, sem, sticker, sticking, sticky