Date of Last Revision
2023-05-02 14:16:49
Major
Mechanical Polymer Engineering
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2015
Abstract
Many emerging applications demand an adhesive that has reusable properties. The adhesive must exhibit high adhesion strength to various surfaces and be able to be removed easily and then reapplied with minimal to no loss in adhesion strength. This work aims to tackle this problem by creating an adhesive tape fabricated by electrospinning polymer solutions onto a substrate. Electrospun adhesive nano/micro fibers have the ability to display the reusable characteristics desired. Several adhesive custom formulations were first developed and optimized for electrospinning. Then these formulations were successfully electrospun on to various substrates after much fine tuning of electrospinning parameters. The resulting adhesive tapes had higher shear strengths than peel strengths and were reusable with minimal loss in adhesion.
Research Sponsor
Professor Josh Wong
Recommended Citation
Chaurasia, Vishal K., "Reusable Adhesive Tapes from Electrospun Polymer Fibers" (2015). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 34.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/34