Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive for bonding printing plates, comprising one or more copolymers in a combined mass fraction of 30% or more, based on the mass of the pressure-sensitive adhesive, where the one or more copolymers are preparable by polymerizing a monomer composition and optionally subsequently crosslinking the polymers, where the monomer composition, based on the mass of the monomer composition, comprises: i) one or more specific first monomers in a combined mass fraction in the range from 5% to 15%, ii) one or more specific second monomers in a combined mass fraction of 70% or more, and iii) one or more specific third monomers in a combined mass fraction in the range from 5% to 15%.

Abstract: An acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive was to be provided that finds use especially in a reversible adhesive tape that is redetachable without leaving any residue, the adhesive tape having a particularly flat paper backing with high air permeability, and thus gives rise to particularly precise and flat paint edges when applied. This is achieved by an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive based on polymers having the following monomer composition: (a) 97% to 99% by weight of monomers from the group comprising 2-ethylhexyl acrylate or 2-octyl acrylate or n-heptyl acrylate or mixtures of at least two of said monomers, (b) 1% to 3% by weight of (meth)acrylic acid and further comprising a crosslinking system, wherein the ratio of the reactive crosslinking groups and the carboxy groups of (meth)acrylic acid (b) is less than or equal to 7% and wherein the polymers are produced by emulsion polymerization.