Surface Segregation of Tackifier in Pressure Sensitive Adhesives.

Abstract

The project as finally funded was cast in the form of a proof-of-concept study with a narrow focus. The objective was to demonstrate the feasibility of characterizing tackifier concentration depth profiles in pressure sensitive adhesive films and correlating these profiles with adhesive performance. Thin films of isoprene and mixed with various amounts of an abietic acid ester tackifier were studied using a combination of neutron reflectometry (NR), forward recoil spectroscopy (FRES), x-ray reflectometry (XR) and ellipsometry (EL) to provide unprecedented spatial resolution of the near surface profile. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA304011

Entities

People

  • Mark D Foster

Organizations

  • University of Akron

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adhesives
  • Experimental Data
  • Films
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • Isoprene
  • Low Resolution
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Neutron Reflectometry
  • Reflectometry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Thin Films
  • Transition Temperature
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Reflectometry

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.