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Market Trends: Bioadhesives Fill the Gaps

Bioadhesives can address several unmet needs in key industries like healthcare and pulp and paper.

November 1, 2015

Vast technological capabilities and the addition of more viable solutions have gradually reduced unmet needs across several industries. Many bioadhesive vendors are currently licensing new solutions to product developers that are looking to strengthen their portfolios—and market positions

Clean and Green PSAs

Pressure-sensitive adhesives offer the benefit of having low to no VOCs.

Janet Page

November 1, 2015

Fears and concerns about volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have become more prominent in recent years—although they have been around for decades.

Advancing Adhesives: Advancing Medical Labels

A new label provides increased durability and readability in medical applications.

November 1, 2015

Solvay Specialty Polymers, a global supplier of high-performance thermoplastics, recently announced that S+P Samson GmbH, a manufacturer of specialty labels for industrial applications, has selected Radel® polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) film for the inlay of its new Structobond® labels for medical instrument and device applications.

Correlating Substrate Surface Analysis to Adhesive Performance

This paper received the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council's 2015 Carl A. Dahlquist Award for Best Technical Paper.

Michaeleen Pacholski William B. Griffith David Keely Terri Powell

November 1, 2015

To create proper bonds for pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs), both the adhesive properties and substrate properties are critical. The highest concerns for the substrate are the surface chemistry and surface roughness.

Regulatory Review: Examining the recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) policy decision concerning chlorinated paraffins

While the term collateral damage generally refers to some type of military activity, it also bears resemblance to a recent U.S. EPA policy decision.

Mark Collatz

November 1, 2015

Most readers are familiar with the term “collateral damage.” It is generally described as a situation in which injury is inflicted on something other than an intended target.

Editor's Memo: 2015 ASI Readers’ Choice Winner Announced!

Innovation is the backbone of the adhesives and sealants industry, and we created the ASI Readers' Choice Awards to honor all of the industry’s hard work and ingenuity.

Teresa McPherson

November 1, 2015

This issue is a special one for the ASI staff, as it includes the announcement of the winner of the ASI Readers’ Choice Awards! Innovation is the backbone of the adhesives and sealants industry, and we created the ASI Readers’ Choice Awards to honor all of the industry’s hard work and ingenuity.