Process for improving interfacial adhesion in a laminate
US7033458B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 2, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/1341
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for improving adhesion between two adjacent layers of a laminate membrane includes annealing the laminate membrane at a temperature between an α-transition temperature and a β-transition temperature of at least one polymeric component of at least one of two adjacent layers for a time sufficient for the at least one polymeric component of at least one of the adjacent layers to partially diffuse into the other adjacent layer. A sealed, inflated bladder of the invention prepared from the laminate membrane can experience high strains without layer separation or peeling of the laminate layers, even at a seam.
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