Adhesives for packaging
A. Emblem, London College of Fashion, UK
M. Hardwidge, MHA marketing Communications, UK
Abstract:
Adhesives are ubiquitous in packaging, whether applied to a packaging component by the converter or the packer-filler. This chapter explores the theories of adhesion, i.e. what makes materials stick together, and then reviews the properties of the main classes of adhesives used in packaging. A brief overview of adhesives application methods is given.
Key words
starch
dextrin
polyurethane
acrylic
casein
latex
polyvinyl acetate
hot melt
cold seal
borax
peel strength
coating weight
tack
green bond
wetting out
viscosity
fibre tear
16.1 Introduction
Adhesives are critical to the structure of most packaging, ...
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