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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2000
Kazuhiko Shibata, Osaka, JP;
Yasuyuki Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Nitto Denko Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesive which (i) contains as the main rubber component a natural rubber comprising, as the main component, fine particles having a particle diameter of 1 &mgr;m or smaller contained in a raw natural rubber latex, (ii) contains as the main rubber component a linear natural rubber polymer contained in a raw natural rubber latex, (iii) contains as the main rubber component a natural rubber having a weight-average molecular weight of from 100,000 to 1,000,000 contained in a raw natural rubber latex, (iv) contains as the main rubber component a natural rubber having a rupture strength of 0.5 MPa or lower in terms of green strength contained in a raw natural rubber latex, or (v) contains as the main rubber component a natural rubber contained in the serum obtained by centrifuging a raw natural rubber latex has excellent pressure-sensitive adhesive properties, does not substantially necessitate a mastication step, and can be easily produced with a small amount of energy in a short time.