An adhesive composition and use thereof for providing self-healing adhered roofing systems. The adhesive composition includes at least one rubber component, at least one organic solvent, and 12.5-40 wt.-% of at least one powdered superabsorber polymer, based on the total weight of the adhesive composition. Further, a self-healing membrane composite, to a method for forming a self-healing adhered roofing system, to a self-healing adhered roofing system and to use of at least one powdered superabsorber polymer in an adhesive for providing a self-healing adhered roofing system.

A composition includes a curable material component with a backbone of a completely or substantially completely hydrogenated hydrocarbon based rubber material which is completely or substantially free of carbon-carbon double and triple bonds, a photoinitiator component, and an inert filler. The composition, when cured, is stable at 250C and is low outgassing. A method milling a photoinitiator component and an inert filler with a curable material component to form a precurable mixture and at least partially curing the precurable mixture by ultraviolet light. An apparatus includes a spool, a pressurizer, and an ultraviolet lamp. The spool is configured for releasing a polymer film. The pressurizer is configured to release an adhesive onto the polymer film to form a pre-photo curable adhesive-backed polymer film. The ultraviolet lamp is configured to at least partially cure the pre-photo curable adhesive-backed polymer film.

Herein are disclosed a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on a substrate, the adhesive layer containing stripes of first and second pressure-sensitive adhesives. The surface of the adhesive layer that faces the substrate is surface-enriched with the first pressure-sensitive adhesive. Methods of making are disclosed.

Provided is a masking sheet for anodizing, the masking sheet comprising a substrate having first and second faces, and a PSA layer placed on the first face side of the substrate. Here, the substrate is a non-metal substrate. The elastic modulus Et of the masking sheet and the thickness Hs of the substrate satisfy the next relation 0.7 N/mm<Et.Math.Hs.sup.3.

A hand-tearable masking tape, comprising a plastic backing with a low adhesion backsize on the first major side of the backing and a pressure-sensitive adhesive on the second major side of the backing; wherein the second major side of the backing comprises a microstructured hand-tear pattern and wherein the low adhesion backsize comprises the reaction product of a mercapto-functional silicone macromer.

A hand-tearable masking tape, comprising a plastic backing with a low adhesion backsize on the first major side of the backing and a pressure-sensitive adhesive on the second major side of the backing; wherein the second major side of the backing comprises a microstructured hand-tear pattern and wherein the low adhesion backsize comprises the reaction product of a mercapto-functional silicone macromer.

A method for increasing the adhesion between the first surface of a first web-shaped material and a first surface of a second web-shaped material, the first web-shaped material and the second web-shaped material being fed continuously and with the same web direction to a laminating gap, in which the first web-shaped material and the second web-shaped material are laminated together by means of the first surfaces thereof, the two first surfaces being treated with a single plasma simultaneously and preferably over the entire area, the laminating gap being formed by a pressing element and a counter-pressure device, which builds up a counter pressure, and preferably at least one of the lateral surfaces of the pressing element and of the counter-pressure device or both being equipped with a dielectric, characterized in that none of the two first surfaces/web-shaped materials are guided through the discharge zone of the plasma-generating device.

A hand-tearable masking tape, comprising a plastic backing with a low adhesion backsize on the first major side of the backing and a pressure-sensitive adhesive on the second major side of the backing; wherein the second major side of the backing comprises a microstructured hand-tear pattern and wherein the low adhesion backsize comprises the reaction product of a mercapto-functional silicone macromer.

A hand-tearable masking tape, comprising a plastic backing with a low adhesion backsize on the first major side of the backing and a pressure-sensitive adhesive on the second major side of the backing; wherein the second major side of the backing comprises a microstructured hand-tear pattern and wherein the low adhesion backsize comprises the reaction product of a mercapto-functional silicone macromer.

An object of the invention is to provide a sheet for application to a road surface, a floor, or a wall surface of which following properties to a pasted road surface, a pasted floor, or a pasted wall surface are excellent, and of which strength is excellent and a set for forming a sheet for application to a road surface, a floor, or a wall surface, which can easily form the sheet.

The sheet for application to a road surface, a floor, or a wall surface according to the invention has a pressure sensitive adhesive layer; a base material layer that is in contact with the pressure sensitive adhesive layer and of which a tensile elastic modulus is 150 MPa or less; and a protective layer of which a tensile elastic modulus is 1,000 MPa or greater, in this order. A set for forming a sheet for application to a road surface, a floor, or a wall surface according to the invention includes: an image forming sheet including a peeling layer, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, a base material layer that is in contact with the pressure sensitive adhesive layer and of which a tensile elastic modulus is 150 MPa or less, and an image forming layer, in this order; and a protective sheet including a peeling layer, an adhesive layer, and a protective layer of which a tensile elastic modulus is 1,000 MPa or greater, in this order.