The present invention relates to a heat-crosslinkable adhesive composition comprising: —from 20% to 84% by weight of composition (A); —from 15% to 79% by weight of a compatible tackifying resin (B), —from 0.01% to 5% by weight of a crosslinking catalyst (C). The invention also relates to a self-adhesive item obtained by preheating said composition, coating on a support layer, then crosslinking by heating.

A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is provided. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition shows stable antistatic performance, and in particular, stably maintains its antistatic performance even when the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is kept for an extended time under extreme conditions or conditions in which environmental changes are severe, and also has excellent general physical properties such as pressure-sensitive adhesive properties, durability and workability.

The present application is relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition of the present application may form a pressure-sensitive adhesive having excellent durability and reliability, stress relaxation and reworkability. In addition, when the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is used collaterally, for example, a coating process may be efficiently performed even when a coating solid content is high, thereby maintaining excellent productivity and forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive having excellent uniformity in thickness. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition may be used for an optical film such as a polarizing plate.

1) A heat-crosslinkable adhesive composition, comprising: at least one polymer (A) comprising a hydrolyzable alkoxysilane group; at least one tackifying resin (B); at least one silsesquioxane resin (C); and at least one crosslinking catalyst (D).

2) A self-adhesive article comprising a support layer coated with a self-adhesive layer consisting of the adhesive composition in the crosslinked state.

The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition of the present invention can provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive having low time-dependency of dependability and adhesion strength and having excellent interfacial adhesion strength. After being applied to an optical member such as a polarizing plate, the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition exhibits excellent interfacial adhesion strength and maintains excellent dependability without time-dependency.

Disclosed is a urethane adhesive comprising a urethane resin obtained by blending a polyol with an isocyanate compound; a plasticizer; and a stabilizing agent, wherein the polyol comprises a polyether polyol, and the plasticizer comprises a castor oil based compound. Releasability of the adhesive does not degrade even though the adhesive is kept under a severe condition such as at a high temperature and at a high humidity, and the adhesive is excellent in compatibility with regard to the plasticizer and the stabilizing agent. Since the urethane adhesive is excellent in releasability with regard to a glass plate, a polarizer for liquid crystal displays and so on, it is useful as an adhesive for surface protective films which are used for windowpanes, mobile phones and the like.

Provided is a polarizing plate including an optical functional film and a polarizing film (polarizer), the polarizing plate being thin and excellent in durability of the polarizing film. The polarizing plate of the present invention includes an optical functional film, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a polarizing film, and a protective film in the stated order, in which: the polarizing film has a thickness of 15 μm or less; the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a thickness of 15 μm or less; the optical functional film has a moisture permeability of 200 g/m.sup.2/24 h or less; and the protective film has a moisture permeability of 1,000 g/m.sup.2/24 h or less.

A process for creating an assembly with a pressure sensitive adhesive includes the application of a light curable composition to a first substrate of the assembly. The light curable composition is cured with a single light exposure step to form a fully polymerized pressure sensitive adhesive. The resulting pressure sensitive adhesive is brought into contact with to a second substrate with sufficient force to bond the second substrate to the first substrate to complete the assembly with the pressure sensitive adhesive.

There is provided an adhesive composition comprising at least 50 wt % of an aqueous dispersion of an amorphous polyurethane having a Tg below 25° C.; and a water dispersible cross-linker, where the adhesive composition has a peel retention of greater than or equal to 5% according to the Water/IPA Exposure Test.

Adhesive compositions include a blend of a non-siloxane polyurea-based polymer, a non-siloxane polyurethane-based polymer, or a blend of a non-siloxane polyurea-based and non-siloxane polyurethane-based with at least one (meth)acrylate-based pressure sensitive adhesive. The non-siloxane polyurea-based polymer or non-siloxane polyurethane-based polymer is free of free radically polymerized groups. The adhesive composition is a self-wetting, optically clear pressure sensitive adhesive. The adhesive compositions can be coated on substrates to form adhesive articles.