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Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives for Tapes and Labels

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Handbook of Adhesives

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Pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) are materials which in dry form are aggressively and permanently tacky at room temperature and firmly adhere to a variety of dissimilar surfaces upon mere contact without the need of more than finger or hand pressure.1 They are widely used in familiar, everyday products such as masking tapes and office tapes, finger bandages and labels.

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Temin, S.C. (1990). Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives for Tapes and Labels. In: Skeist, I. (eds) Handbook of Adhesives. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0671-9_38

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