Figures & data
Table 1.
Monomers in common use for the preparation of acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive copolymers and their glass transition (Tg) values.
Table 2.
Effect of pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) additives on adhesive properties of patches.
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