Table of contents : Front cover Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Contributors Table of Contents 1 Introduction REFERENCES 2 Buildup and Classification of Pressure-Sensitive Products CONTENTS I. CONSTRUCTION OF PRESSURE-SENSITIVE PRODUCTS A. GENERAL BUILDUP OF PRESSURE-SENSITIVE PRODUCTS B. PARTICULAR BUILDUP OF PRESSURE-SENSITIVE PRODUCS C. COMPONENTS OF PRESSURE-SENSITIVE PRODUCTS II. CLASSES OF PSPs A. LABELS B. TAPES C. PROTECTIVE FILMS D. OTHER PRODUCTS REFERENCES 3 Physical Basis of Pressure- Sensitive Products CONTENTS I. RHEOLOGY OF PSPs A. RHEOLOGY OF CARRIER MATERIAL B. RHEOLOGY OF ADHESIVES C. RHEOLOGY OF ADHESIVE D. PRODUCT RHEOLOGY E. ADVANCES OF ADHESIVE RHEOLOGY II. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PSPs A. RHEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND OF THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PSPs B. MAIN MECHANICAL PERFORMANCES C. REGULATING THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PSPs D. THE INFLUENCE OF THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES ON OTHER PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF PSPs III. OTHER PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PSPs A. ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PSPS B. OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PSPS REFERENCES 4 Molecular Fundamentals of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesion CONTENTS I. POLY(N-VINYL PYRROLIDONE) [PVP] — POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) [PEG] BLENDS AS MODEL PSAs II. PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESION AS MATERIAL PROPERTY A. INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADHESION AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PSAs B. TOWARD MOLECULAR NATURE OF PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESION C. PHYSICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DALQHIST CRITERION OF TACK D. PVP–PEG BLENDS VS. HYDROPHOBIC ADHESIVES E. RELATION OF ADHESION TO PHASE STATE AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF PVP-PEG COMPLEX III. PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESION AS A PROCESS A. RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF PVP-PEG PSA UNDER CONDITIONS MODELING ADHESIVE BONDING B. RELAXATION CRITERIA FOR PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESION C. BEHAVIOR OF PSA IN THE COURSE OF THE DEBONDING PROCESS REFERENCES 5 Chemical Basis of Pressure- Sensitive Products CONTENTS I. MACROMOLECULAR BASIS AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF CARRIER MATERIAL A. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS B. NONADHESIVE CARRIER MATERIAL C. CARRIER MATERIALS WITH ADHESIVITY II. MACROMOLECULAR BASIS AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE ADHESIVE A. ELASTOMERIC COMPONENTS B. VISCOELASTIC COMPONENTS C. VISCOUS COMPONENTS D. PLASTOMERS E. OTHER COMPONENTS III. MACROMOLECULAR BASIS AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE ABHESIVE A. COATED ADHESIVE COMPONENTS B. BUILT-IN ABHESIVE COMPONENTS REFERENCES 6 Developments in Crosslinking of Solvent-Based Acrylics CONTENTS I. CONVENTIONAL CROSSLINKING OF SOLVENT-BASED ACRYLIC PSAs A. CROSSLINKING OF ACRYLIC PSAs BY CROSSLINKING MONOMERS B. CROSSLINKING AGENTS II. PHOTOCROSSLINKING OF SOLVENT-BASED ACRYLIC PSAs A. UV-LIGHT B. PHOTOINITIATORS C. UV-INITIATED CROSSLINKING OF SOLVENT-BORNE ACRYLIC PSA USING UV EXCIMER LASER III. THE INFLUENCE OF SELECTED CROSSLINKING AGENTS AND PHOTOINITIATORS ON SOLVENT-BASED ACRYLIC PSAs SHRINKAGE AFTER CROSSLINKING CONCLUSIONS REFERENCES 7 Adhesive Properties of Pressure-Sensitive Products CONTENTS I. DEFINITION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ADHESIVE PROPERTIES A. GENERAL ADHESIVE PERFORMANCE B. SPECIAL ADHESIVE PERFORMANCES II. REGULATING THE ADHESIVE PROPERTIES A. REGULATION OF THE ADHESIVE PROPERTIES WITH THE ADHESIVE B. REGULATING THE ADHESIVE PROPERTIES WITH THE CARRIER C. REGULATING ADHESIVE PROPERTIES WITH MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY D. REGULATING THE ADHESIVE PROPERTIES WITH PRODUCT APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY III. INTERDEPENDENCE ADHESIVE PROPERTIES AND OTHER PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS REFERENCES 8 Manufacture of Pressure- Sensitive Products CONTENTS I. MANUFACTURE OF COATING COMPONENTS A. MANUFACTURE OF THE ADHESIVE COMPONENTS B. MANUFACTURE OF THE ADHESIVE COMPONENTS II. MANUFACTURE OF THE CARRIER MATERIAL FOR PSPs A. CARRIER ON PAPER BASIS B. SYNTHETIC FILMS AS CARRIER C. OTHER CARRIER MATERIALS D. MANUFACTURE OF THE RELEASE LINER III. MANUFACTURE OF THE FINISHED PRODUCT A. MANUFACTURE OF THE FINISHED PRODUCT BY EXTRUSION B. MANUFACTURE OF THE FINISHED PRODUCT BY CARRIER COATING REFERENCES 9 Molecular Design of Hydrophilic Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives for Medical Applications CONTENTS I. PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES OF PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVES FOR MEDICAL APPLICATION II. KEY FACTORS UNDERLYING THE DESIGN OF HYDROPHILIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVES III. HYDROPHILIC ADHESIVES: HYDROGEN BONDS VS. COVALENT CROSSLINKING IV. PRINCIPLES OF FORMULATING THE ADHESIVE HYDROPHILIC POLYMER BLENDS V. HYDROPHILIC ADHESIVES PRODUCED BY COMBINATION OF LADDER-LIKE AND CARCASS-LIKE TYPES OF NONCOVALENT CROSSLINKING A. PHASE STATE AND MECHANISM OF INTERACTION B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES C. EFFECT OF SWELLING IN WATER ON ADHESION D. CONCENTRATION OF THE LADDER-LINE CROSSLINKING AS A FACTOR ACCOUNTING FOR ADHESIVE PERFORMANCE E. IMPACT OF IONIZATION OF LADDER-LINE CROSSLINKING UPON ADHESION F. SWELLING AND DISSOLUTION PROPERTIES VI. AMPHIPHILIC ADHESIVES PRODUCED BY LADDER-LIKE CROSSLINKING AND PLASTICIZATION OF FILM-FORMING POLYMERS A. PHASE STATE AND MECHANISM OF INTERACTION B. EFFECT OF LADDER-LIKE CROSSLINKING ON TENSILE PROPERTIES C. ADHESIVE BEHAVIOR D. SWELLING AND DISSOLUTION VII. CORPLEX ADHESIVES COMPARED WITH CONVENTIONAL PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVES AND BIOADHESIVES VIII. PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATION OF THE CORPLEX ADHESIVES REFERENCES 10 Converting Properties of Pressure-Sensitive Products CONTENTS I. COATING PROPERTIES OF PRESSURE-SENSITIVE PRODUCTS A. ADHESIVE COATING B. ABHESIVE COATING C. PRINTING II. CONFECTIONING PROPERTIES A. CUTTING B. DIE-CUTTING C. PERFORATING, EMBOSSING, AND FOLDING D. WINDING PROPERTIES III. DISPENSING AND LABELING REFERENCES 11 End-Uses of Pressure- Sensitive Products CONTENTS I. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS II. LABELS AND THEIR APPLICATION A. APPLICATION CONDITIONS B. APPLICATION METHOD OF LABELS C. POSTMODIFICATION OF LABELS D. MAIN TYPES OF LABELS III. TAPES AND THEIR APPLICATION A. APPLICATION CONDITIONS B. APPLICATION METHOD C. MAIN TAPES IV. PROTECTIVE FILMS A. APPLICATION CONDITIONS B. MAIN PROTECTIVE FILMS V. FORMS VI. PLOTTER FILMS VII. OTHER PSPs REFERENCES Abbreviations and Acronyms I. COMPOUNDS II. TERMS Index Back cover