"Developments in Pressure-Sensitiv Products" ed. by István Benedek

This volume provides a detailed overview of the entire range of pressure-sensitive products, both with and without adhesives. It explores the principles behind their design and manufacture along with a variety of applications in medicine, electronics, packaging, and protection. Offering cutting-edge information from the frontiers of research and industry, the book is an ideal reference to all aspects of pressure-sensitive technologies and materials.

The book establishes the link between underlying theory and practical applications, exploring the physical, molecular, and chemical bases of PSPs while describing the manufacturing processes, end uses, and economic issues involved.

This edition includes three new chapters: the first of these explains the new theory of pressure sensitivity considered as a process, illustrating the principles of polymer science governing PSP technology; the second discusses the crosslinking of acrylics, the most important domain in specialized products; and the third presents the latest developments in products based on plastomers, such as hydrogels.

Additional coverage includes biological applications of PSPs, engineering problems of coating equipment, web finishing for plastic films, and confectioning.

Contents
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Abbreviations and Acronyms
1 Introduction
2 Buildup and Classification of Pressure-Sensitive Products
3 Physical Basis of Pressure-Sensitive Products
4 Molecular Fundamentals of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesion
5 Chemical Basis of Pressure-Sensitive Products
6 Developments in Cross I inking of Solvent-Based Acrylics
7 Adhesive Properties of Pressure-Sensitive Products
8 Manufacture of Pressure-Sensitive Products
9 Molecular Design of Hydrophilic Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives for Medical Applications
10 Converting Properties of Pressure-Sensitive Products
11 End-Uses of Pressure-Sensitive Products