Glue, or other adhesive (like gum) can squeeze itself into the spaces between the fibers, and harden. The hardening while in an irregularly shaped form is what makes glue sticky. (That, and some amount of chemical bonding.) I would think that in a case of a bandage, the electrical adhesion would be negligible.
The political changes of 17th century England and France from 1789-1815 can be compared in the way that both had a monarchy overturned‚ restored‚ and then overturned again.
