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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedWaterborne PUDs: new developments spark interest for use in PSA applications. (Raw Materials: Polyurethane Dispersions).
Adhesives Age, November, 2002 by Paul E. Cranley
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THE FIRST PATENTED pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA) were derived from natural rubber for bandages in 1850. Recent developments in the use of polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) to replace natural rubber in non-allergenic examination gloves has sparked interest in their evaluation in PSAs (1).
New continuous PU dispersion technology has allowed the creation of novel PUDs based upon polyether polyols and methylenediphenyl-diisocyanate (MDI). These PU dispersions are solvent-free, high-solids (50 to 60 wt. percent) and have submicron-sized particles and excellent stability. The PUDs from this process have been found useful for designing PSAs with properties ranging from removable to ...
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