Abstract: A release liner that can be produced in a few method steps (e.g., a coextrusion step), exhibits very good interlaminate adhesion, and has little tendency to deform and deviate from planarity. The release liner is for use on pressure-sensitive adhesives and comprises: a layer system (POL) comprising one or more layers and comprising in each layer, based in each case on the total weight of the layer, a total of at least 80% by weight of one or more polyolefins, where each layer of the layer system (POL) comprises polypropylene; at least one layer (PEL) comprising, based on the total weight of the layer (PEL), at least 80% by weight of polyethylene; and an anchoring layer that connects each layer (PEL) to the layer system (POL).

Abstract: Rolls for use in coating plants and processes for preparing said rolls is disclosed. The rolls and processes comprise at least: a) providing a coating plant with a roll having a lateral face intended for contact with a substrate to be coated; b) producing or providing an adhesive tape comprising i) a carrier layer consisting at least partly of ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, and ii) an adhesive layer disposed on the carrier layer and consisting at least partly of a silicone adhesive; and c) adhering the adhesive tape to the lateral face of the roll by means of the adhesive layer to give or provide a prepared roll.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive tape of thickness 40 to 300 ?m that can be redetached without residue or destruction by stretching essentially in the plane of the bond, comprising at least one carrier of thickness 10 to 150 ?m comprising at least one layer based on preferably uncrosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane that has typically been produced by means of extrusion and has a Shore A hardness of not more than 87, where the carrier has a ratio of force at 400% elongation F400% to breaking force Fbreak of not more than 45%, and on which a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is disposed on at least one side, and wherein the adhesive tape has a ratio of stripping force Fstrip to breaking force Fbreak of less than 60%.

Abstract: The invention relates to an adhesive tape containing a substrate film, comprising at least one film layer, and at least one adhesive compound layer, the substrate film being biaxially oriented and at least one of the at least one film layers containing 80 to 99% by weight polyethylene terephthalate as the base polymer and 1 to 20% by weight, preferably 2 to 15% by weight, most preferably 5 to 10% by weight of an additive polymer, the weight percentages relating to the polymer component, characterized in that the additive polymer has a glass transition temperature TG that lies at least 10 K, preferably at least 20 K, below the glass transition temperature TG of polyethylene terephthalate.

Abstract: The invention relates to an adhesive tape having a carrier composed of a film with an adhesive applied on at least one side thereof the film being a monoaxially oriented film consisting to an extent of at least 95 wt %, preferably 99 wt %, more preferably 100 wt %, of propylene polymer composition having various phases and comprising the following components: i) 70 to 99 wt %, preferably 85 to 95 wt %, based on the total weight of components i) and ii), of a propylene polymer matrix comprising a propylene homopolymer and more preferably a preferably random propylene copolymer including a comonomer that is selected from ethylene and C4 to C10 ?-olefins, where the propylene polymer matrix has a comonomer content of not more than 15 wt %; 1 to 30 wt %, preferably 5 to 15 wt %, based on the total weight of components i) and ii), of a polypropylene having a modulus of elasticity of less than 150 MPa and a molecular weight Mw of between 40 000 to 150 000 g/mol.

Abstract: The invention relates to an adhesive tape comprising a backing consisting of a film, to at least one side of which an adhesive mass is applied, wherein the film is a monoaxially stretched film, at least 95 wt. % of which, preferably at least 99 wt. % of which, particularly preferably 100 wt. % of which consists of a propylene polymer composition having different phases and comprising the following components: i) 80 to 99 wt. %, preferably 93 to 96 wt. %, relative to the total weight of components i) and ii), of a propylene polymer matrix which comprises a propylene homopolymer and particularly preferably a propylene copolymer, preferably a propylene random copolymer, which has a comonomer selected from ethylene or C4- to C10-?-olefins, the propylene polymer matrix having a comonomer content of not more than 15 wt. %, ii) 1 to 20 wt. %, preferably 4 to 7 wt.

Abstract: A heat-resistant release liner for use on pressure-sensitive adhesives and which comprises an externally situated silicone release layer (SR); a layer system (POL) comprising, in each of its layers, based in each case on the total weight of the layer, a total of at least 50% by weight of one or more polyolefins, where the layer system (POL) comprises, based on the total weight of the layer system (POL), at least 60% by weight of polypropylene; and an externally situated layer (PER) comprising, based on the total weight of the layer (PER), at least 80% by weight of polyethylene, where an adhesive bonds the layer (PER) to the next subsequent layer in the structure of the release liner.

Abstract: Adhesive tape, in particular for wrapping elongated material such as cable harnesses in an automobile, comprising a carrier material that is provided at least on one side with an adhesive coating, characterized in that the carrier material comprises at least one layer containing at least 75 wt. % of polylactic acid (PLA), wherein the PLA contains a physical blend of at least two PLA polymers, i.e. at least one PLA polymer A and one PLA polymer B, wherein at least 80% of PLA polymer A is produced from 80% D,D-lactide and at least 80% of PLA polymer B is produced from 80% L,L-lactide, and wherein the ratio of D-lactic acid to L-lactic acid in the PLA blend is between 0.4:0.6 and 0.6:0.4.

Abstract: The invention relates to bio-based polymer based on at least two different bio-based monomers obtained from biomass-containing carbohydrates, wherein at least one bio-based monomer is a furan derivative according to formula (I). In each case, independently of one another, R1 is a hydrogen or an organofunctional group with 1 to 20 C atoms and optionally, the organofunctional group contains O, N, or S atoms; R2 is an organofunctional group with 1 to 20 C atoms, which optionally contains O, N, or S atoms, the second bio-based monomer is a hydroxyl-functional compound comprising from 1 to 100 C atoms. The polymer has an average molecular weight Mw greater than or equal to 1,000 g/mol, and the proportion of bio-based monomers in the bio-based polymer is greater than or equal to 55 mol-% with respect to all monomers of the polymer.

Abstract: Self-adhesive tape comprising a laminate composed of at least two pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) layers A and B laminated directly to one another, one or both of the surfaces to be laminated to one another of the PSA layers A and B having been chemically and/or physically pretreated prior to lamination, and the shear strength tSA/B of the self-adhesive tape at 25° C., 40° C. and 70° C. under a weight load of 1000 g being at least 80% of the shear strength tSo of the PSA layer A and/or of the PSA layer B, where tSo represents the shear strength of the PSA layer having the lower shear strength.

Abstract: Medical biosensor by means of which biological liquids are analyzed, having at least three layers; a functional layer to which a contact adhesive strip, adhesive on both sided, is applied, and a structural film applied to the contact adhesive strip.

Abstract: Adhesive sheet particularly for sealing vessels and channels in which chemical, biological or biochemical reactions are conducted, composed of a backing film coated on one side with a pressure-sensitive adhesive, characterized in that the adhesive sheet has a transmittance of at least 89% (in the wavelength range between 450 to 750 nm) and a HAZE value of not more than 3% and the surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive has a surface roughness Ra of not more than 0.03 ?m and Rz of not more than 0.10 ?m, the refractive index of the pressure-sensitive adhesive being less than 1.55, and the difference in the refractive indices of pressure-sensitive adhesive and of backing film being not more than 0.1.

Abstract: Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape having a backing material coated on one or both sides with a pressure-sensitive adhesive, wherein at least one surface of pressure-sensitive adhesive is functionalized by an additional surfactant-containing coating, the functionalization of the surface of pressure-sensitive adhesive being retained even after a storage time of 6 weeks at 40° C., and the bond strength to steel of the functionalized pressure-sensitive adhesive being at least 0.5 N/cm.

Abstract: Self-adhesive tape comprising a laminate composed of at least two pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) layers A and B laminated directly to one another, one or both of the surfaces to be laminated to one another of the PSA layers A and B having been chemically and/or physically pretreated prior to lamination, and the shear strength tSA/B of the self-adhesive tape at 25° C., 40° C. and 70° C. under a weight load of 1000 g being at least 80% of the shear strength tSo of the PSA layer A and/or of the PSA layer B, where tSo represents the shear strength of the PSA layer having the lower shear strength.

Abstract: Material in web form intended in particular for use in a diagnostic strip and composed of a carrier material coated on one or both sides with an ultrathin coating varnish comprising at least one anionic surfactant based on a sulphosuccinic ester salt, the ultrathin coating varnish having, after drying, a coating distribution of from 5 to 100 mg/m2.

Abstract: Biosensor by means of which biological fluids are analysed, comprising at least the following layers: a functional layer A1 which constitutes the base layer of the biosensor, a functional layer A3 which is composed of a polymer film which has at least partially a hydrophilic coating, a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape A2 which joins the functional layers A1 and A3 to one another and in which a measuring channel is provided whose lid is formed by the functional layer A3 and whose base is formed by the functional layer A1, characterized in that the polymer film of the functional layer A3 has on its inside, which forms a wall of the measuring channel formed by the functional layer A2, at least one venting notch which is disposed above the measuring channel in such a way that the venting notch vents the measuring channel.

Abstract: Biosensor for analyzing biological fluids having: a functional base layer A1 provided with electrical interconnects and at least partially with an analytical detection reagent, a functional layer A3 and a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape A2 which joins the functional layers A1 and A3 and forms a measuring channel whose lid is formed by functional layer A3 and whose base is formed by functional layer A1, the functional layer A3 having at least one hydrophilic and at least one hydrophobic region, the hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions being disposed such that they at least partially form an inside of the wall of the measuring channel formed by functional layer A2, and one hydrophilic region of the functional layer A3 ends flush with a front edge of the measuring channel, from which the biological fluid is supplied.

Abstract: Coating lacquer in particular for use in biosensors and diagnostic strips composed of at least one surfactant substance with a critical micelle-formation concentration (CMC, 25° C.) of at most 2.3 g/L and a surface tension (25° C.) of its 0.1% strength by weight aqueous solution of at most 50 mN/M, at least one solvent, at least one binder and also if appropriate, further additives, where the surface obtained after drying of the coating lacquer has a contact angle with water of at most 30° and a surface tension of at least 60 mN/m.

Abstract: Sheet-like material in particular for use in biosensors and diagnostic strips composed of a substrate material on whose upper side at least one hydrophilic region and at least one hydrophobic region are present and arranged alongside one another, where the contact angle of the hydrophilic region with water is smaller than 30° and the contact angle of the hydrophobic region with water is greater than 90°.

Abstract: Medical biosensor by means of which biological liquids are analyzed, having at least three layers; a functional layer to which a contact adhesive strip, adhesive on both sided, is applied, and a structural film applied to the contact adhesive strip.