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Natural Rubber-Based Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives: A Review

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The purpose of this review is to describe the various aspects of pressure-sensitive adhesives prepared from natural rubber. Pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) adhere instantaneously to a variety of surfaces upon application of slight pressure and can be obtained using different technologies. PSAs are materials that develop tack for low pressures and short contact times. There are number of factors affecting the adhesion property of natural rubber based pressure-sensitive adhesives. In this review, factors affecting adhesion property such as tack, peel and shear are examined in light of their relevance to adhesion in addition to measurement methods of each of the three major adhesion properties. This review paper covers the work being carried out from the last 20 years in the field of natural rubber based pressure sensitive adhesives.

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Abbreviations

ACM:

Polyacrylate rubber

AFERA:

Association de Fabricants Europe’ens de Rubans Auto-Adhe’sifs

ASTM:

American Society for Testing and Materials

BIMS:

Isobutylene-co-p-methylstyrene

BR:

Butadiene rubber

BIIR:

Bromobutyl rubber

CR:

Chloroprene rubber

CI:

Coumarone-indene resin

ENR:

Epoxidized natural rubber

EPDM:

Ethylene-propylenediene terpolymer

EPM:

Ethylene propylene rubbers

FINAT:

Fe’de’ration Internationale des Fabricants et Transformateurs d’Adhe’sifs et Thermocollants sur Papiers et autres Supports

HC:

Hydrocarbon

LLDPE:

Linear low-density polyethylene

LNR:

Liquid natural rubber

MPTS:

Mercapto propyl trimethoxy silane

MOTT:

Mechanical optical tack test

NR:

Natural rubber

NBR:

Acrylonitrile butadiene rubber

NRL:

Natural rubber latex

PIB:

Polyisobutylene

PCP:

Polychloroprene

PVC:

Poly(vinyl chloride)

PSP:

Pressure-sensitive products

PSTC:

Pressure-Sensitive Tape Council

PCNSL:

Phosphorylated cashew nut shell liquid

PE:

Polyethylene

PEm:

Modified polyethylene

PDMS:

Poly dimethyl Siloxane

PVF:

Polyvinylfluoride

PU:

Polyurethane

PVDF:

Polyvinylidene fluoride

PTFE:

Poly tetra fluoro ethylene

PFA:

Per fluoro alkoxy polymer

FEP:

Fluorinated ethylene-propylene

S-EPDM:

Sulfonated ethylene propylene diene rubber

SBR:

Styrene butadiene rubber

SBS:

Styrene-butadiene-styrene rubber

SMR:

Standard Malaysian rubber

SIS:

Styrene–isoprene–styrene

S-VAc:

Styrene-vinylacetate copolymer latex

SAFT:

Shear strength failure temperature

TLMI:

Tag and Label Manufacturer’s Institute

XNBR:

Carboxylated acrylonitrile butadiene rubber

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Khan, I., Poh, B.T. Natural Rubber-Based Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives: A Review. J Polym Environ 19, 793–811 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-011-0299-z

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