TECH 33 PAPERS

Considerations for Skin Adhesion 
Jennifer Jensen Austin, PhD Principal Scientist
& Bharat Patel, PhD
Johnson & Johnson

Challenges in Sustainable Polymeric Materials
Kathryn L. Beers, Ph.D.
Group Leader, Sustainable Polymers
NIST Polymers Division
Secondary Author: Christopher Stafford

Choosing the Optimal Release Liner for a Pressure Sensitive Tape Application
Eric Bjork
East R&D Team Leader
Loparex LLC

UV-Curable Hot Melt PSAs Based on Styrenic Block Copolymers
Cynthia Cain
Senior Development Chemist
Henkel Corporation

Studies of Silicone Cure and Recrystallizability by An In-Situ Rheological Technique
E. P. Chang, Ph.D.
Avery Research Center

Why Stick with Adhesives for Quality in High-Volume Applications
Gilbert B. Chapman, II, MBA, Ph.D.
Senior Manager
Tessonics, Inc.
Secondary Author: Serge Titov, University of Windsor

Design of Polyurethane-Acrylic Pressure Sensitive Adhesives
Prof. Costantino Creton
ESPCI-Paris Tech

Chemical Feedstock & Raw Materials: What Does a Chemical Buyer See Coming Next?
Robert L. Culp
Director of Strategic Sourcing for Performance Chemicals
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.

Exploration of Pressure Sensitive Adhesives using a High Throughput Workflow
Suraj S. Deshmukh, Ph.D.
Research Specialist
The Dow Chemical Company
Co-Authors: Deb Bhattacharjee, Dan Dermody, Laura Donkus
Sara Ouellette, Sekhar Sundaram, Andrew Zalusky
Speaker: Dr. Suraj Deshmukh

Hybrid Joining with Pressure Sensitive Adhesives
Paul Ludwig Geiss, Ph.D.
University Professor
University of Kaiserslautern, Workgroup Materials and Surface Technologies (AWOK)
Secondary Author: Dipl.-Ing. Daniela Raudonat

Nanocomposite Gas Barrier Thin Films on PET
Jaime C. Grunlan Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University

Newly Designed SIS Copolymers Having Asymmetric Styrene Block for Pressure Sensitive Adhesives
Sadaharu Hashimoto
Senior researcher, C5 Chemicals Group
Elastomer & C5 Chemicals Laboratory
Zeon Chemicals

Foaming of PSA Adhesives for Tape & Label Applications
Raza Hayder
Account Manager/Market Development Manager Web Coating
Nordson Corporation

Pressure Sensitive Adhesives with Varying Amounts of Porosity
Eugene G. Joseph
Research Professor
Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS)
Virginia Tech

Tape Based Tissue Adhesives Learning From Nature
Jeffrey M. Karp, B.Eng, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School/ MIT, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

High Solids Solution Acrylics: Controlled Architecture Hybrid Cross-Linking Pressure Sensitive Adhesives
Christopher L. Lester Ph.D.
R&D Manager
Avery Dennison
Secondary Author: William Bottorf, and Kyle Heimbach

The Effect of Base Oil Composition on Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Properties
Suzie S. Rigby, Ph.D.
Terri R. Carvagno, Ph.D
Senior Technical Advisor
Petro- Canada Lubricants
Co-Authors: Suzie S. Rigby, Ph.D., Petro-Canada; Emmett O’Brien, Ph.D., Eastman

Drying of Water and Solvent Based Thin Polymer Films
Dirk Robeling
Manager Application and Process Technology
Herbert Olbrich GmbH & Co. KG
Secondary Author: STEFAN ESSING

Evaluating the Performance and Durability of 3M VHB™ Acrylic Foam Tapes for Structural Glazing Applications
Fay Salmon, Ph.D.
Research Engineering Specialist
3M
Secondary Author: Steve Austin

Optical and Environmental Requirements for Display Applications
James D. Sampica
Principal Mechanical Engineer
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
Co-Author: Joseph L. Tchon

Water-borne Removable Pressure Sensitive Adhesives- Challenges and Novel Technical Concepts
Dr. Karl-Heinz Schumacher
Lecturer
Manager Global Products Development Adhesives & Fiber Bonding
BASF SE
Co-Authors: Jose Torres-Llosa and Ronald J. Horwitz

Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tape Applications in the Automotive Industry
Michael A. Szymberski
Material Engineer
General Motors Corporation

Investigation of the relaxation spectrum of multi-component systems by Pulsed NMR
Yoshiaki Urahama, Ph.D.
JATMA Technical Advisor
JATMA

Service Life Prediction of Polymer Materials
Christopher C. White Ph.D., MBA
Research Chemist
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Secondary Author: Kar Tean Tan, D. Hunston

Surface Modification of Adhesives, Inks, and Coatings – The Interfacial Effects
Rory A. Wolf
VP Business Development
Enercon Industries Corporation