# 6.9.1 Water-Based Adhesive Chemistries

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#### 6.9.1 Water-Based Adhesive Chemistries

Normally, water-based adhesives have no cure mechanism because curing is only a drying process: the product bonds when the water evaporates. There are several different chemistries – both natural-based and synthetic-based materials – which include the following: