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Acrylic Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

Novel, all-acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions with inherently lower surface energy display significantly improved adhesion to LSE substrates such as polyethylene and polypropylene.

Eric Bartholomew

September 1, 2011

The prevailing trend toward the use of lighter weight and lower cost engineered plastics in automotive, construction, aerospace, electronics, and other industrial uses has created a need for pressure-sensitive materials that can bond well to these new, inherently low-surface-energy (LSE) plastics. This article discusses novel, all-acrylic compositions with inherently lower surface energy that display significantly improved adhesion to LSE substrates such as polyethylene and polypropylene.

Where Do We Go from Here?

Keith Nagy

September 1, 2011

Manufacturers with packaging lines can implement a variety of changes to cut costs and minimize waste.

Practical Adhesion Testing

Carl Bramley

August 1, 2011

A wide range of adhesive properties can be measured by applying tensile or compression forces in a controlled manner.

Distribution in the Adhesives Market

Ronald Zmich

August 1, 2011

The role of specialty chemical distributors is expanding in the adhesives market.

Risks & Rewards

David Carroll

August 1, 2011

Sourcing raw materials can provide both challenges and opportunities.

Formaldehyde: What You Don't Know May Hurt You

Stan Perry

August 1, 2011

Industries that use formaldehyde should take prudent steps to protect themselves.

Integrating Systems

August 1, 2011

A new model integrates standardization requirements and other management systems.

FOCUS ON: Wisdom Adhesives Completes Corporate Campus Expansion

Teresa McPherson

August 1, 2011

Newly acquired building houses new Research and Development Center on the company’s Elgin, IL, campus.

REGULATORY REVIEW: California's Green Chemistry Legislation

Michael Schmeida

August 1, 2011

In 2008, California Assembly Bill 1879 (AB 1879), which requires the state of California to implement a Green Chemistry Rule or Law by the year 2011, became a law. It

FOCUS ON: Dow Microbial Control Launches Australia Facility

August 1, 2011

New Customer Application Center allows customers in Australia and New Zealand to gain access to state-of-the-art testing laboratories and innovative formulations.