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Growth Expected in Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives Market

May 23, 2023

The report highlights the top three trends expected to increase the valuation of the pressure sensitive adhesive market from $8.3 billion in 2022 to over $15.4 billion by 2032.

Beyond Beige: High-Performance Masking Tape for Transportation Applications

The next generation of masking tapes is evolving beyond the typical beige off-the-shelf product offerings to address the rigorous demands of the transportation sector.

Ben Payseur

December 7, 2022

Masking tape is a critical component in a myriad of transportation-related industrial coatings and repair applications for not only marine vessels, but also buses, RVs, the automotive aftermarket, and more.

Creating Differential Release to Avoid a Sticky Situation

Using methods to create a differential release force by changing and modifying RCAs can help guide formulators when choosing systems and avoid potential issues in end-use applications.

Kyle Rhodes James Ellison Julia Souther

September 13, 2022

Release control additives (RCAs) are used across multiple release coating chemistries and delivery options, from solventless thermal (platinum-catalyzed addition cure), emulsion, solvent, and UV curable technologies.

Designed Polymer Particle Architectures for Waterborne Acrylic Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives; Part 2

This paper received the 2022 Carl Dahlquist Award at the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council’s 2022 Tape Week.

Joseph B Binder Graham Abramo William DenBleyker Melinda Einsla Catheryn Jackson Alan Nakatani

September 7, 2022

Inspired by examples of hierarchical structures improving the properties of soft materials, the authors have explored methods to apply these concepts to waterborne acrylic PSAs made by emulsion polymerization. In this work, they attempted to build a sacrificial bond network into a PSA through multistage emulsion polymerization.

SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC: Performance Masking Tapes

August 12, 2022

The FrogTape^® brand recently introduced a family of performance masking tapes geared for peak performance in marine, industrial, transportation, and automotive coating applications.

Designed Polymer Particle Architectures for Waterborne Acrylic Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

This paper received the 2022 Carl Dahlquist Award at the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council’s 2022 Tape Week.

Joseph B. Binder Graham Abramo William DenBleyker Melinda Einsla Catheryn Jackson Alan Nakatani Saswati Pujari

August 3, 2022

Inspired by examples of hierarchical structures improving the properties of soft materials, the authors have explored methods to apply these concepts to waterborne acrylic PSAs made by emulsion polymerization. In this work, they attempted to build a sacrificial bond network into a PSA through multistage emulsion polymerization.

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ASC Offers Two Short Courses Co-located with 2023 Annual Convention

July 22, 2022

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) is offering two technical short courses that will be co-located with the 2023 Annual Convention, which is taking place April 17-18, 2023, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

H.B. Fuller Enters Partnership with Enimac for E-commerce Packaging Market

July 20, 2022

H.B. Fuller Co. has entered a strategic partnership in North America with Enimac, an international tape application equipment manufacturer.

Adhesive Bandage Receives FDA Clearance

This new bandage clearance reportedly expands the company's label to include the management of moderately to heavily exuding chronic wounds and acute wounds.

December 22, 2017

gel-e Inc. recently announced the 510(k) clearance of its adhesive bandage by the U.S. FDA for prescription and over-the-counter use.

Skin-Closure System Receives FDA Clearance

The new skin closure system reportedly combines a self-adhering flexible mesh strip, mesh anchors and a fast-curing 2-octyl cyanoacrylate topical adhesive.

December 19, 2017

Chemence Medical Inc. recently announced it received Food and Drug Administration clearance to market and sell a new skin closure system for medium to large wounds.