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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1998
Eugene G. Joseph, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Richard Ferber, Fridley, MN (US);
Donald Battles, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Joseph Tucker, Shoreview, MN (US);
James K. Young, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A low trauma pressure-sensitive adhesive coated substrate comprising a sheet material, tape or laminate structure designed to adhere to skin or like surfaces. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of this adhesive coated substrate is a fibrous adhesive layer generally having a basis weight of from 5 to 200 g/m applied to a conformable backing or substrate. The fibrous adhesive layer has a textured outer face and persistent porosity between discrete adhesive fibers. Generally, the fibrous adhesive layer has a MVTR (measured by ASTM E 96-80 at 40° C.) of at least 1000 g/m /day, preferably at least 6000 g/m /day.