Izinamathiselo zezimboni, njengezinto ezibalulekile ekukhiqizeni kwanamuhla, zidlala indima ebalulekile emikhakheni eminingi. Ukusebenza kwazo kubangelwa izici zazo ezihlukile zomzimba namakhemikhali, okuzenza zikwazi ukuhlanganisa ngokuphephile izinto ezisetshenziswayo ezingafani futhi zihlangabezane nezidingo ezihlukahlukene zobunjiniyela.
Ngokombono wokusebenza, inani eliwumongo lezinamatheliso ezimbonini lisekunikezeni amandla okubopha athembekile. Ngokusebenzisa amandla e-intermolecular (njengamandla e-van der Waals) noma amabhondi amakhemikhali (njengamabhondi ahlangene), izinto ezinamathelayo zakha amabhondi azinzile endaweni yokusebenzelana, esikhundleni sezindlela zokubopha zemishini ezivamile ezifana nokushisela, i-riveting, noma i-bolting. Lolu hlobo lokubopha alufanele nje kuphela izinto ezifanayo (njengensimbi kuya kwensimbi), kodwa futhi lungajoyina ngokuphumelelayo izinto ezingafani (njengepulasitiki kuya kwensimbi, ingilazi kuya ku-ceramic), inkululeko yokuklama yokwandisa.
Ukusebenza kwezinamathiselo zezimboni kubuye kubonakale ekuguquguqukeni kwazo kwemvelo. Izinamathiselo eziningi zimelana namazinga okushisa aphezulu naphansi, umswakama, noma ukugqwala kwamakhemikhali, okugcina ukusebenza okuzinzile ngaphansi kwezimo ezimbi kakhulu. Isibonelo, ama-adhesive epoxy resin, ngenxa yokumelana nokushisa okuphezulu namandla omshini, avame ukusetshenziswa enjini yezimoto kanye ne-electronic component encapsulation; kuyilapho izinamathiselo ze-polyurethane, ngenxa yokuguquguquka kwazo kanye nokumelana nomthelela, zisetshenziswa kabanzi ekwakhiweni nasekuthuthweni.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, isisekelo esisebenzayo sokunamathela kwezimboni sihlanganisa nokuguquguquka kwenqubo. Izinamatheliso zesimanje zingalungisa izindlela zazo zokwelapha, njengezinga lokushisa legumbi, ukushisa, noma ukuphulukiswa kwe-UV, ukuze zivumelane nezinqubo ezihlukene zokukhiqiza. Amanye ama-adhesives nawo afaka ukuphulukiswa okusheshayo, okuthuthukisa kakhulu ukusebenza kahle kokukhiqiza. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinto zokunamathisela ezinobungani bemvelo ezinokuqukethwe okuphansi kwe-organic volatile organic compound (VOC) ziya ngokuya zisetshenziswa, zihlangabezana nezidingo zentuthuko esimeme.
Ngamafuphi, isisekelo esisebenzayo sezinto ezinamathelayo zezimboni zakhelwe phezu kwamandla ebhondi, ukuguquguquka kwemvelo, kanye nokuguquguquka kwenqubo, okuwenza izinto ezibalulekile embonini yesimanje. Ngokuthuthuka kwesayensi yezinto zokwakha, ukusebenza kwe-adhesives kuzoqhubeka nokuthuthuka, kunikeze izixazululo ezisebenza kahle ezimbonini ezahlukahlukene.