3m Innovative Properties Company

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

JingJing Ma

Mark K Nestegard

Albert I Everaerts

Francois C D'Haese

Ashish Kumar Khandpur

Patrick Darby Hyde

Mark David Gehlsen

John James Stradinger

Zhiming Zhou

Jianhui Xia

Robert H Menzies

James R Peterson

Lang N Nguyen

Bradley S Momchilovich

Paul Sedgwick

Melinda B Gieselman

Anthony R Clanton

Jeff J Cernohous

Dennis J Pohl

François C D'HAESE

Described are melt-processable block copolymers and compositions, embodiments of which may be useful in applications such as pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) or heat-activatable adhesive, comprising polymeric end block and polymeric B block, wherein end block comprises copolymer and the B block comprises homopolymer or copolymer.

Block copolymer melt-processable compositions, methods of their preparation, and articles therefrom

Hot-melt processable adhesive, such as pressure-sensitive-adhesive (PSA) or heat-activatable adhesive, compositions of the present invention possess a broad formulation latitude and adequate cohesive strength after application for use in high performance applications. Hot-melt processable adhesives of the invention comprise at least one block copolymer comprising at least two A blocks and at least one B block. The A and B blocks are derived from monoethylenically unsaturated monomers, which monomers result in saturated polymer backbones without the need for subsequent hydrogenation upon their polymerization. Preferably, the block copolymer is a (meth)acrylate block copolymer.

Block copolymer hot-melt processable adhesives, methods of their preparation, and articles therefrom

A novel polymodal asymmetric elastomeric block copolymer and a pressure sensitive adhesive, tape and adhesive backed article made therefrom, such as a polymer foam article having a substantially smooth surface prepared by melt-mixing a polymer composition and a plurality of microspheres, at least one of which is an expandable polymeric microsphere, under process conditions, including temperature and shear rate, selected to form an expandable extrudable composition; and extruding the composition through a die.

Adhesive for bonding to low surface energy surfaces

The invention relates to a hot melt processable pressure sensitive adhesive comprising at least one elastomer, organophilic clay plate-like particles, and at least one non-volatile organophilic exfoliating agent. Also disclosed are articles prepared therefrom and methods pertaining thereto.

Hot melt processable pressure sensitive adhesive comprising organophilic clay plate-like particles, a method of making, and articles made therefrom

Pressure sensitive adhesive compositions and articles, wherein the adhesive includes at least one acrylate pressure sensitive adhesive component and at least one thermoplastic elastomer-based pressure sensitive adhesive component. The acrylate component includes at least one polymerized monofunctional (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer having a Tg of no greater than about 0&deg; C. when homopolymerized, and 0 to about 10 wt % of at least one copolymerized monofunctional ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a Tg of at least about 10&deg; C. when homopolymerized. The thermoplastic elastomer-based pressure sensitive adhesive component includes a radial block copolymer.

Pressure sensitive adhesives and articles including radial block and acrylic polymers

An adhesive blend is comprised of a hydrophilic pressure sensitive adhesive comprising the polymerization product of (a) about 15 to about 85 parts by weight of an (meth)acrylate ester monomer wherein the (meth)acrylate ester monomer, when polymerized, has a glass transition temperature (T ) of less than about 10&deg; C.; (b) about 85 to about 15 parts by weight of a hydrophilic acidic comonomer; and (c) at least about 10 parts based on 100 parts of the sum of components (a)&plus;(b) of a non-reactive plasticizing agent and a hydrophobic pressure sensitive adhesive comprising an elastomer or thermoplastic elastomer including styrene block copolymers (e.g., linear, radial, tapered, star) consisting of copolymerized styrene and isoprene, butadiene or ethylene-butylene; polyisoprene; polybutadiene; polyisobutylene; butyl rubber; styrene-butadiepe rubber; natural rubber; and poly-&agr;-olefins (e.g., polyhexene, polyoctene and propylene-hexene).

Adhesive blends comprising hydrophilic and hydrophobic pressure sensitive adhesives

The present invention provides a block copolymer pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) composition. The block copolymer has at least one midblock segment and at least one endblock segment. The midblock comprises a polymerized conjugated diene segment or hydrogenated derivative thereof. The endblock comprises a polymerized monovinyl aromatic segment having a number average molecular weight less than about 8,000. The PSA further comprises at least one tackifier or oil that is compatible with the low molecular weight endblock segment of the block copolymer. The PSA composition of the invention has a reduced elastic index and is capable of dissipating stress. This is useful in providing tapes which are capable of withstanding stresses such as those caused by temperature fluctuations, dimensional changes in the backing, or the recovery forces of a backing applied under tension. The present invention also provides a method of reducing the elastic index of a block copolymer PSA composition.

Pressure sensitive adhesive comprising a block copolymer having low

The present invention provides a novel multi-arm block copolymer, a novel pressure-sensitive adhesive made from a multi-arm elastomeric block copolymer, and a novel tape made therefrom. The multi-arm block copolymer has the general structure (A-B).sub.m Y(C-D).sub.n wherein A, B, C and D are polymer segments; Y is a residue of a multifunctional coupling agent; and m and n are the number of arms, where m and n are greater than 0 and the sum of m plus n is at least 3. A comprises a random copolymer of a monoalkenylarene and a conjugated diene; B and C comprise either a homopolymer of a conjugated diene or a polymer of two or more conjugated dienes; D comprises either a homopolymer of a monoalkenylarene or a copolymer of a monoalkenylarene and a conjugated diene wherein the Tg of D is greater than the Tg of A; and the weight percent of monoalkenylarene in the block copolymer is 40% or less. The pressure-sensitive adhesive of the invention comprises 100 parts by weight of either the previously described multi-arm block copolymer or a multi-arm block copolymer having the structure (A'-B).sub.m Y, about 20 to about 300 parts by weight of a tackifying resin, 0 to about 50 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent, and 0 to about 200 parts by weight of a plasticizer.

Multi-arm block copolymer, and pressure sensitive adhesive and tape

Mutli-arm block copolymer, and pressure sensitive adhesive and tape

The present invention provides a novel multi-arm block copolymer, a novel pressure-sensitive adhesive made from a multi-arm elastomeric block copolymer, and a novel tape made therefrom. The multi-arm block copolymer has the general structure (A-B).sub.m Y(C-D).sub.n wherein A, B, C and D are polymer segments; Y is a residue of a multifunctional coupling agent; and m and n are the number of arms, where m and n are greater than 0 and the sum of m plus n is at least 3. A comprises a random copolymer of a monoalkenylarene and a conjugated diene; B and C comprise either a homopolymer of a conjugated diene or a polymer of two or more conjugated dienes; D comprises either a homopolymer of a monoalkenylarene or a copolymer of a monoalkenylarene and a conjugated diene wherein the Tg of D is greater than the Tg of A; and the weight percent of monoalkenylarene in the block copolymer is 40% or less. The pressure-sensitive adhesive of the invention comprises 100 parts by weight of either the previously described multi-arm block copolymer or a multi-arm block copolymer having the structure (A'-B).sub.m Y, about 20 to about 300 parts by weight of a tackifying resin, 0 to about 50 pans by weight of a crosslinking agent, and 0 to about 200 parts by weight of a plasticizer.

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