Tutunmas

Tutunmas is a term found in Turkish-language technical literature used to denote the phenomenon of adhesion or attachment between surfaces or objects. The word is derived from the Turkish verb tutunmak, meaning to cling or to hold on, with tutunma referring to the act or process of clinging, and tutunmas functioning as a noun form used in some contexts to describe the state or tendency toward adhesion.

Usage and contexts:

In materials science and engineering, tutunmas describes the adhesion of coatings, films, or composites to substrates, and it is used to discuss factors affecting bonding such as surface energy, roughness, and interfacial chemistry. In textiles and polymer science, it refers to fiber-to-fiber or fabric-to-fabric adhesion that influences fabric hand, durability, and performance. In biology and medicine, the term can appear in discussions of cell adhesion, tissue attachment, and biofilm formation, emphasizing interactions between cells and extracellular matrices. In everyday language, tutunmas may appear in consumer product descriptions to denote how strongly a material will adhere to another.

Measurement and assessment:

Turkish-language literature on tutunmas often references adhesion testing approaches such as peel, pull-off, or shear tests, described within the broader context of evaluating bonding strength and reliability.

See also:

Adhesion, cohesion, surface energy, wetting, tackiness.