10.2.2.2 Petroleum Based Tackifiers -- 10.2.2.3 Other Tackifiers -- 10.2.3 Testing of Pressure-sensitive Adhesives -- 10.2.3.1 Measurements of Tack -- 10.2.3.2 Measurement of Peel -- 10.2.3.3 Measurement of Shear -- 10.2.4 Balance of Properties -- 10.2.5 PSA Performance Viewed as a Time Scale in Viscoelastic Response -- 10.2.6 PSA Viscoelasticity and Tack -- 10.2.7 PSA Peel and Viscoelasticity -- 10.2.8 Shear and Creep Behavior of PSAs -- 10.2.9 Summary -- 10.3 Rubber-Based, Contact Bond and Other Elastomeric Adhesives -- 10.3.1 Formulation of RBAs -- 10.3.2 Base Polymers -- 10.3.3 Tackifiers -- 10.3.4 Pigments and Fillers -- 10.3.5 Crosslinking/Vulcanization of RBAs -- 10.3.6 Solvents -- 10.3.7 Elastomeric Adhesives, Sealants and Release Coatings Based upon Silicone Chemistry -- 10.4 Summary -- Bibliography -- References -- Problems and Review Questions -- 11 Thermoplastic, Pseudothermoplastic, and Other Adhesives -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Hot Melt Adhesives -- 11.2.1 Introduction -- 11.2.2 Polymer Physical Properties and Hot Melt Adhesives -- 11.2.3 Formulation of Hot Melt Adhesives -- 11.2.4 Synthetically Designed Hot Melt Adhesives -- 11.2.5 Curing Hot Melts -- 11.3 Polyvinyl Acetate-Based |