Progress on rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesives

Rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs), especially synthetic rubber-based PSAs, underwent deep and extensive development in the last 20 years because of their unique features such as high flexibility, good impact, and chemical resistance. Different rubbers and tackifiers; the PSA performance such as tack, peel strength, and shear strength; the affecting factors such as temperature, test rate, formulations, phase structure, and compatibility; rheological properties and bonding mechanism; as well as novel application in medical and electronic fields became the focus of many researchers. All of the relevant progress is summarized and reviewed in this article