Pressure-Sensitive Formulation

This monograph aims to give a comprehensive and detailed review of general results, which have been obtained in a special segment of the design and manufacture of pressure-sensitive products, known as formulation. For manufacturers of pressure-sensitive products and product components, formulation probably includes the main part of their proprietary know-how. The scientific basis of formulation, explaining the reasons behind certain mixing and processing technologies, is doubtless more important than a collection of compositional data and technical parameters. This volume collects technical and scientific materials concerning the most important theoretical and practical aspects of the formulation of pressure-sensitive adhesives. Based on the author's industrial and scientific experience, this treatise constitutes a theoretical and practical state-of-the-art monograph on the formulation of pressure-sensitive products. It is a practical guide for those who want to study, manufacture or use pressure sensitive products or their components, as well as for suppliers of adhesives, elastomers, plastics and additives, or manufacturing equipment. This book should be of value and interest to production and manufacturing managers, production engineers, materials scientists, chemists and new product specialists involved in the production or application of pressure-sensitive products.

Table of Contents:
Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 1 POLYMER RELATED CHARACTERISTICS OF PRESSURE-SENSITIVITY -- 1.1 G lass transition tem perature -- 1.2 M odulus of elasticity -- 1.3 M acrom olecular characteristics -- Molecular weight -- Comonomer content -- Molecular structure -- Sequence length and distribution -- Compatibility -- 2 RHEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN PRACTICE -- 2.1 Tim e-tem perature superposition principle -- 2.2 Rheological effects in PSP technology -- 2.3 The influence o f the com ponents and o f PSP construction -- References -- 2 The Role of the Formulation of Pressure-Sensitive Products -- 1 DEFINITIO N OF FORMULATION -- 2 THE INFLUENCE OF THE FORMULATION ON THE -- OF PRESSURE-SENSITIVE PRODUCTS -- 2.1 The influence o f the form ulation on the choice o f the -- m anufacturing -- The influence of the formulation on the global product technology -- The influence of the formulation on the adhesive coating technology -- The influence of the formulation on the adhesive manufacturing technology -- 2.2 The influence o f the form ulation on the m anufacturing technology -- The influence of the formulation on the coatability -- The influence of the formulation on the drying -- The influence of the running speed -- 3 THE INFLUENCE OF THE FORMULATION ON THE CONVERTING PROPERTIES -- 3.1 The influence o f the form ulation on dim ensional stability -- Formulation influence on shrinkage -- Formulation influence on lay flat -- 3.2 The influence o f the form ulation on aesthetic properties -- 3.3 The influence o f the form ulation on confectionating properties -- 4 THE INFLUENCE OF THE FORMULATION ON THE END USE PROPERTIES OF PSPs -- 4.1 Form ulation fo r the adhesive properties -- Adhesive properties of PSAs -- Formulation specific adhesive properties of PSA -- Adhesive properties of pressure-sensitive products -- 4.2 Form ulation fo r other properties -- Formulation for removability -- Substrate dependent formulation -- Carrier dependent formulation -- Formulation for environmental stability -- Formulation for water resistance/solubility -- Product related formulation -- Economic considerations -- 5 THE LIM ITS OF THE FORMULATION -- 5.1 Theoretical lim its o f the form ulation -- 5.2 Product build up as form ulation lim it -- 5.3 End use as form ulation lim it -- 5.4 Technological lim its o f the form ulation -- 5.5 Economical limits of the formulation -- References -- 3 Formulation Principles -- 1 SYNTHESIS RELATED FORMULATION -- 1.1 O ff-line synthesis -- Polymerization -- Polymer analogous reactions in off-line synthesis -- 1.2 In situ synthesis -- Polymer analogous reactions in in-line adhesive synthesis -- Polymerization -- Macromerization -- 2 FORMULATION BY M IXING -- 2.1 Tackification -- Tackification with high polymers -- Tackification with resins -- Tackification with plasticizers -- Dry/wet tackification -- 2.2 Cohesion regulation -- Formulation by crosslinking -- Filling for cohesion increase -- 2.3 Detackification -- 2.4 Polym er degradation -- 2.5 Elastom er-based form ulation -- Rubber-resin formulations -- Pure rubber-based formulations -- 2.6 Viscoelastom er based form ulation -- Formulation of acrylics -- Formulation of vinylacetate copolymers -- Formulation of polyvinylethers.

About the Author :
Istvan Benedek, Ph.D. (1972) in Polymer Chemistry and Engineering Technology from the Polytechnic University of Temeswar. He is the author of several books about polymers. He published the following works about pressure-sensitives: Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives Technology (Marcel Dekker, 1997); Developments and Manufacture of Pressure-Sensitive Products (Marcel Dekker, 1999), Pressure-Sensitive Formulation (VSP, 2000); Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives and Applications (Marcel Dekker, 2004) and Developments in Pressure-Sensitive Products (CRC, 2005).