Acrylic Adhesives

Acrylic Adhesives

Acrylic adhesives are derived from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or other related compounds. Acrylic adhesives are of moderate costs and show the particularity to have good adhesion to many substrates (glass, metals, paper, textiles, metallic foils, and plastics).

Explore advancements in acrylic adhesives (high temperature performance, metal adhesion, improved elongation and fatigue resistance…) & new research capabilities contributing to the rapid growth of structural acrylic adhesives.

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Jan 3, 2011 | Article

Microsphere pressure sensitive adhesives

By Andy Extance

Today's pressure-sensitive adhesives deliver excellent performance – but there is still room for improvement. They already effectively adhere to various substrates, and are relatively easy to...

Aug 25, 2010 | Article

Word Confusion: Biopolymer, Biodegradable, Bioadhesive?

By Edward M. Petrie

It seems that we are finding the prefix,“bio-“, in many words. The terms biopolymer, biodegradable, and bioadhesive are confusing. Are all biopolymers biodegradable? And are all biodegradable...

Aug 27, 2008 | Article

Silicone-Acrylate Hybrids for Bonding Low Surface Energy Plastics

By Andy Extance

Teflon could rightly be called one of the chemicals of the 20th century, making good on DuPont's promise to deliver "Better Living Through Chemistry". The use of polytetrafluoroethylene's (PTFE)...