1st Edition

Fundamentals of Pressure Sensitivity

Edited By Istvan Benedek, Mikhail M. Feldstein Copyright 2009
370 Pages 229 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

370 Pages
by CRC Press

Discussing the definition of pressure sensitivity and characterization of pressure-sensitive behavior, Volume 1 of the Handbook of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives and Products presents the underlying theory behind the main criteria of pressure sensitivity, including Dahlquist criterion, free volume theory, and fibrillation theory, and the pressure-sensitive performance characteristics defined by... Read more
INTRODUCTION. HISTORY. DEFINITION OR PRESSURE SENSITIVITY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PRESSURE-SENSITIVE BEHAVIOR. Definition of Pressure Sensitive and Criteria for Pressure Sensitivity. Characterization or Pressure Sensitivity by Tack, Peel Resistance and Shear Resistance. CHEMICAL AND MACROMOLECULARBASIS OF PRESSURE SENSTIVITIY. Molecular Mobility and its parameters. Molecular Structure and its Regulation. PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL BASIS OF PRESSURE SENSITIVITY. Physical Basis of Pressure Sensitivity. Mechanical Basis of Pressure Sensitivity.  ABBREVIATION. INDEX.  

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Istvan Benedek, Mikhail M. Feldstein