Finely foamed pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet and method for producing the same
US6461725B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2852
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A finely foamed pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet possessing a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having a fine cell size and cell wall thickness is disclosed. The tape or sheet is obtained by impregnating the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet with carbon dioxide in a liquid state or a supercritical state, and reducing the pressure to foam the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The main component of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is, for example, an acrylic resin or a rubber-based resin. The method provides a finely foamed pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or resin possessing a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having a fine cell structure such that an average cell size d is from 0.01 to 1000 &mgr;m, an average cell wall thickness t is from 0.01 to 2000 &mgr;m, and the ratio t/d is in the range of from 0.5 to 3.5.
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