Rohm and Haas Company

Union Oil Company of California

Lonnie T Spada

Joseph J Wilczynski

Gaylen M Knutson

Paul J Steinwand

Normally tacky, pressure sensitive adhesive compositions comprise one or more polymers containing pendant functional groups attached to a polymer backbone and having the formula: ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is a divalent organic radical at least 3 atoms in length, and X is organoacyl or cyano, and wherein said polymer is selected from the group consisting of

Methods of using pressure-sensitive adhesives

Normally tacky, pressure sensitive adhesive compositions comprise one or more polymers having a T.sub.g of about 0.degree. C. or less containing at least about 40 weight percent polymerized, olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acid ester monomers and pendant functional groups attached to a polymer backbone and having the formula: ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is a divalent organic radical at least 3 atoms in length, and X is organoacyl or cyano. Such polymers have markedly improved cohesive strength (shear holding value) with little or no detriment to adhesive tack or adhesion (peel resistnace), and these improvements are realized without the necessity of incorporating cross-linking monomers such as N-methylolamides or other cross-linking agents. Pressure sensitive adhesive, water-based emulsions containing such polymers and adhesive articles having at least a portion of one surface thereof coated with such adhesives are also provided.

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Lonnie T Spada