ACRYLIC-FUNCTIONAL AMINOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND DERIVATIVES AS COMPONENTS OF PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVES

In the reported experiments, high-performance thermoplastic pressure-sensitive adhesives have been prepared by copolymerization of N-acryloylamino acids and acid derivatives with long-chain alkyl acrylate esters. A comparative study with equivalent copolymers made from conventional polar comonomers and long-chain alkyl acrylate esters has shown that the N-acryloylamino acids and derivatives impart generally higher levels of tack, adhesion, and cohesion than their conventional counterparts.