Activatable adhesive, labels, and related methods

• Main Authors: Hseih Dong-Tsai, Bharadwaj Rishikesh K, Li Kai, Kian Kourosh, Lee Souphong, Edwards David N, Lenkl Johannes, Mallya Prakash
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 16.05.2017
• Subjects: ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; ADHESIVES; ADVERTISING; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; DISPLAYING; DYES; EDUCATION; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; METALLURGY; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; NATURAL RESINS; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PAINTS; PHYSICS; POLISHES; SEALS; SIGNS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; USE OF INORGANIC OR NON-MACROMOLECULAR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES ASCOMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES

An activatable adhesive that is formulated to readily absorb energy from a given radiation source, an activatable adhesive label that incorporates such an activatable adhesive, a system for activating such labels, and related methods and uses are described. The activatable adhesive includes a plasticizer, a tackifier, and an adhesive base polymer that includes butyl acrylate, styrene, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, and acrylic acid.