Abstract: The invention is directed to forming a bond between dissimilar polymer surfaces. By providing one substrate that comprises a vinyl acetate polymer, and then by modifying the surface energy of that substrate, that substrate may be advantageously bonded with a second polymer substrate having a surface whose surface energy has been modified. In one example, the first substrate is a rigid substrate, while the second substrate is a flexible membrane that is comprised of a thermoplastic elastomer and a vinyl acetate.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 9, 2011
Publication date:
December 15, 2011
Applicant:
ORIGIO, Inc.
Inventors:
Gene Parunak, Arthur D. Gershowitz, Syed Zafar Razzacki