Rev.Adv.Mater.Sci. (RAMS)
No 1, Vol. 23, 2010, pages 32-36

UV-INITIATED CROSSLINKING OF ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE
ADHESIVES USING ULTRAVIOLET EXCIMER-LASER

Z. Czech and A. Butwin

Abstract

The crosslinking of acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs), especially for ameliorating of tack, peel adhesion, and shear strength of self-adhesive polymer layers, has been investigated using an ultraviolet excimer-laser and a UV-lamp as ultraviolet (UV) sources. It has been observed that excellent self-adhesive products for manufacturing of self-adhesive materials are received after UV crosslinking of acrylic PSA.

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