Tackifying Oligomers for UV/EB Pressure Sensitive Adhesives, 2003 PLACE Conference & GLOBAL HOT MELT Symposium
Pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) are found in hundreds of products that consumers use every day. Masking tape,
packaging tape, note pads, and labels are just a few of today’s most popular PSA applications.
Traditionally, chemists have used solvent borne formulations, which are based on modified rubber chemistry, to
develop high-performance PSAs. But because of the increasing number of environmental regulations restricting or
eliminating the use of solvents, chemists are beginning to turn to low-VOC, fast-curing ultraviolet (UV) and electron
beam (EB) systems.