text: The chemical structure of the materials involved in a given adhesive system plays a large role in the adhesion of the system as a whole because the structure determines the type and strength of the intermolecular interactions present. All things equal, larger molecules, which experience higher dispersion forces, will have a larger adhesive strength than smaller molecules of the same basic chemical fingerprint. Similarly, polar molecules will have Keesom and Debye forces not experienced by nonpolar molecules of similar size. Compounds which can hydrogen bond across the adhesive interface will have even greater adhesive strength.