Acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives based on ethylene glycol acrylate for flexible display application: Highly elastic and recoverable properties

New acrylic PSAs with a high flexibility were synthesized using 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acrylate (EEA), an ethylene glycol-based acrylate. Compared to acrylic PSAs based on 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (EHA) and octyl acrylate (OA), acrylic PSA based on EEA was found to form physical crosslinking due to im...

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Main Authors: Woong Cheol Seok, Jong Tae Leem, Ho Jun Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-04-01
Series:Polymer Testing
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142941822000204
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Jong Tae Leem
Ho Jun Song
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Ho Jun Song
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description New acrylic PSAs with a high flexibility were synthesized using 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acrylate (EEA), an ethylene glycol-based acrylate. Compared to acrylic PSAs based on 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (EHA) and octyl acrylate (OA), acrylic PSA based on EEA was found to form physical crosslinking due to improved chain entanglement and increased secondary bonding by the ethylene glycol and hydroxyl groups. These properties showed behaviors similar to those caused by crosslinking, which improved the elasticity of acrylic PSA and resulted in a fast recovery rate and high recovery characteristics of more than 70%. In addition, it was confirmed that the physical crosslinking supplemented the cohesive strength of the acrylic PSA, which showed relatively excellent adhesion properties compared to EHA and OA despite a low modulus of less than 106 Pa. The properties of EEA-based acrylic PSA were controlled by the photoinitiator (PI) and chain transfer agent (CTA), and the effect of reaction conditions on EEA-based acrylic PSA was analyzed based on this. The PI did not affect the molecular weight of the acrylic PSA, and only the reaction rate was controlled by the radical content. On the other hand, the CTA showed sufficient control over the molecular weight and molecular weight distribution of acrylic PSAs. The viscoelastic properties of the acrylic PSA also showed no significant change in response condition control, indicating excellent elasticity, regardless of the conditions. The PI influenced the creep and recovery characteristics of the acrylic PSA through plasticization, and excellent stress relaxation characteristics were confirmed by the controlled glass transition temperature.
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spelling doaj.art-fec7c88f5710478ba2b846e3168918352022-12-21T18:35:37ZengElsevierPolymer Testing0142-94182022-04-01108107491Acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives based on ethylene glycol acrylate for flexible display application: Highly elastic and recoverable propertiesWoong Cheol Seok0Jong Tae Leem1Ho Jun Song2Research Institute of Sustainable Manufacturing System Intelligent Sustainable Materials R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, 89 Yangdaegiro-gil, Ipjang-myeon, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 331-822, South KoreaResearch Institute of Sustainable Manufacturing System Intelligent Sustainable Materials R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, 89 Yangdaegiro-gil, Ipjang-myeon, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 331-822, South KoreaCorresponding author.; Research Institute of Sustainable Manufacturing System Intelligent Sustainable Materials R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, 89 Yangdaegiro-gil, Ipjang-myeon, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 331-822, South KoreaNew acrylic PSAs with a high flexibility were synthesized using 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acrylate (EEA), an ethylene glycol-based acrylate. Compared to acrylic PSAs based on 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (EHA) and octyl acrylate (OA), acrylic PSA based on EEA was found to form physical crosslinking due to improved chain entanglement and increased secondary bonding by the ethylene glycol and hydroxyl groups. These properties showed behaviors similar to those caused by crosslinking, which improved the elasticity of acrylic PSA and resulted in a fast recovery rate and high recovery characteristics of more than 70%. In addition, it was confirmed that the physical crosslinking supplemented the cohesive strength of the acrylic PSA, which showed relatively excellent adhesion properties compared to EHA and OA despite a low modulus of less than 106 Pa. The properties of EEA-based acrylic PSA were controlled by the photoinitiator (PI) and chain transfer agent (CTA), and the effect of reaction conditions on EEA-based acrylic PSA was analyzed based on this. The PI did not affect the molecular weight of the acrylic PSA, and only the reaction rate was controlled by the radical content. On the other hand, the CTA showed sufficient control over the molecular weight and molecular weight distribution of acrylic PSAs. The viscoelastic properties of the acrylic PSA also showed no significant change in response condition control, indicating excellent elasticity, regardless of the conditions. The PI influenced the creep and recovery characteristics of the acrylic PSA through plasticization, and excellent stress relaxation characteristics were confirmed by the controlled glass transition temperature.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142941822000204Acrylic pressure sensitive adhesivePhotopolymerizationOptical clear adhesiveRecoveryStress relaxation
spellingShingle Woong Cheol Seok
Jong Tae Leem
Ho Jun Song
Acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives based on ethylene glycol acrylate for flexible display application: Highly elastic and recoverable properties
Polymer Testing
Acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive
Photopolymerization
Optical clear adhesive
Recovery
Stress relaxation
title Acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives based on ethylene glycol acrylate for flexible display application: Highly elastic and recoverable properties
title_full Acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives based on ethylene glycol acrylate for flexible display application: Highly elastic and recoverable properties
title_fullStr Acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives based on ethylene glycol acrylate for flexible display application: Highly elastic and recoverable properties
title_full_unstemmed Acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives based on ethylene glycol acrylate for flexible display application: Highly elastic and recoverable properties
title_short Acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives based on ethylene glycol acrylate for flexible display application: Highly elastic and recoverable properties
title_sort acrylic pressure sensitive adhesives based on ethylene glycol acrylate for flexible display application highly elastic and recoverable properties
topic Acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive
Photopolymerization
Optical clear adhesive
Recovery
Stress relaxation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142941822000204
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