Handbook of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives and Products: - Three Volume Set (Hardcover)

VOLUME 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF PRESSURE SENSITIVITY Surface Phenomena on a Solid?Liquid Interface and Rheology of Pressure Sensitivity. Diffusion and Adhesion. Transition Zones in Adhesive Joints. Role of Viscoelastic Behavior of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives in the Course of Bonding and Debonding Processes. Viscoelastic Properties and Windows of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives. Probe Tack. Peel Resistance. Shear Resistance. Durability of Viscoelastic Adhesive Joints. Molecular Nature of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesion. Significance of Relaxation for Adhesion of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives.VOLUME 2: TECHNOLOGY OF PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVES AND PRODUCTS Pressure-Sensitive Raw Materials. Rubber-Based Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives. Block Copolymer-Based Hot-Melt Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives. Polyisobutene-Based Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives. Acrylic Adhesives. Silicone Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives. Hydrophylic Adhesives. Role and Methods of Formulation. Silicone Release Coating Technology. Manufacture of Pressure-Sensitive Products. Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives Based on Polyurethanes.VOLUME 3: APPLICATIONS OF PRESSURE-SENSITIVE PRODUCTS Construction and Classes of Pressure-Sensitive Products. Electrically Conductive Adhesives in Medical Applications. Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives for Electro-Optical Applications. End-Use Domains and Application Technology of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives and Products. Skin Contact Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives. Factors Governing Long-Term Wear of Skin-Contact

Adhesives. Competitors for Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives and Products. Test of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives and Products.