Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tape: A Versatile Material Platform for Optical Sensors

Abstract

Pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tapes are a versatile, safe and easy-to-use solution for fastening, sealing, masking, or joining. They are widely employed in daily life, from domestic use to industrial applications in sectors such as construction and the automotive industry. In recent years, PSA tapes have found a place in the field of micro- and nanotechnology, particularly in contact transfer techniques where they can be used as either sacrificial layers or flexible substrates. As a consequence, various optical sensing configurations based on PSA tapes have been developed. In this paper, recent achievements related to the use of PSA tapes as functional and integral parts of optical sensors are reviewed. These include refractive index sensors, optomechanical sensors and vapor sensors.

Bioadhesive Technology Platforms

“…Emerging applications, key properties, and examples of (a) bioadhesive electronics; − (b) bioadhesive chemical sensors; − (c) bioadhesive drug delivery devices; , (d) bioadhesive cell depots; (e) bioadhesive photonic devices; − (f) bioadhesive acoustic devices; − (g) bioadhesive mechanomodulation; and (h) bioadhesive thermal stimulators . Images reproduced with permission from ref (Copyright 2011 AAAS), ref (Copyright 2016 American Chemical Society), ref (Copyright 2022 Elsevier), ref (Copyright 2022 American Chemical Society), ref (Copyright 2016 AAAS), ref (Copyright 2021 Springer Nature), ref (Copyright 2021 Elsevier), ref (Copyright 2018 Wiley), ref (Copyright 2020 Wiley), ref (Copyright 2021 Wiley), ref (Copyright 2014 Elsevier), ref (Copyright 2013 Springer Nature), ref (Copyright 2019 Springer Nature), ref (licensed under CC BY 4.0), ref (Copyright 2022 AAAS), ref (Copyright 2023 Springer Nature), ref (Copyright 2023 Springer Nature), ref (Copyright 2022 Springer Nature), and ref (Copyright 2022 AAAS).…”

Evaluation of the Adhesion Strength of Double-Sided Coated Self-Adhesive Tapes and Thermal Adhesive

“…Pressure sensitive adhesive tape was investigated by Barrios [1]. He has mentioned, that the possibility of using ready-available PSA tapes can therefore simplify the demonstration of prototypes or proof-of-concept devices.…”

Effect of Residue Acrylic Monomers in Synthesized Solvent-Free Photoreactive Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives on the Main Properties of Transfer Tapes Applied to Joining Wooden Elements

“…Since the introduction of pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesives over half a century ago, they have been successfully applied in many fields of industry. PSAs are used in self-adhesive tapes [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10], labels [11][12][13][14][15][16][17], signs and markings, protective films [12,14,15], assembly operations [4,11,12,[18][19][20][21][22], as well as in dermal dosage systems for pharmaceutical applications [2,6,7,[10][11][12]17,[23][24][25][26][27] and biomedical electrodes [28]. Over the last 60 years or so, the development of acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives has made tremendous progress, so much so that both manufacturers of pressure-sensitive adhesive articles and their adhesive suppliers now use sophisticated equipment and precise methods to study pressure-sensitive adhesive performance: tack, adhesion and cohesion.…”