Further modifications to get rid of these pitfalls were made by Kim et al., as they found that the joint can be dismantled with microwave treatment for 4 min. Furthermore,  McCurdy et al. used TEPs with three structural adhesives for automotive industry in order to obtain joint dismantling and found that matching a high performance TEPs with a high performance adhesive, is not sufficient to obtain an efficient joint dismantling as there are important implications for joint performance (i.e. joint durability).