Hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesives based on styrene-butadiene copolymers: properties and applications

Dubrovin I.M., Manzhosova Е.N., Isaev A.Yu., Lukina N.F.
UDC
621.792.053
DOI
10.18577/2307-6046-2026-0-5-42-54
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Dubrovin I.M., Manzhosova Е.N., Isaev A.Yu., Lukina N.F. Hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesives based on styrene-butadiene copolymers: properties and applications // Proceedings of VIAM. 2026. No. 5. DOI: 10.18577/2307-6046-2026-0-5-42-54. URL: https://test.viam.ru/en/journal/2026/5/4
Keywords
pressure-sensitive adhesives, HMPSA adhesives, thermoplastics, SBS block copolymers, shear strength, peel strength
Abstract

The review examines hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesives (HMPSA) based on styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) thermoplastic elastomers. The influence of microphase separation and block copolymer composition on the rheological parameters-elastic and viscous moduli as well as on the adhesive properties, including tack, shear, and peel strength, is analyzed. Modern HMPSA application methods and their use in aerospace, mechanical engineering, electronics, and related industrial fields are presented.

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