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• This invention relates to friction-activated adhesive formulations and application devices (e.g., glue crayons) for such adhesive formulations.
• adhesives are commonplace. Commonly used adhesives are available as liquids, semisolid or stick forms, paste, or as solids which must be activated with water, heat, or a solvent for use. Many adhesives use one or more solvents, which, are subject to evaporation resulting in drying out of the composition rendering it unusable. Alternatively, there can be some type of curing mechanism after application to secure a bond.
• Some solid adhesive sticks have poor writability, minimal tack, minimal open (bonding) time, and poor adhesion properties.
• Other solid adhesive sticks are difficult to apply to surfaces, sometimes requiring the adhesive to be applied to both surfaces being bonded, necessitating rubbing several times with a hard object to ensure bonding, sometimes requiring the use of very high pressures or temperatures to bond (well above what a child or person could apply by simply rubbing with their hand or finger).
• U.S. Pat. No. 5,604,268 discloses a 100% solids friction-activated adhesive that typically contains a minimum of about 4 parts by weight of a “tackifying monomeric unit having a glass transition temperature (T g ) in the range of about 100° C.” (e.g., T g in the range of 80° to 110° C.).
• T g glass transition temperature
• the present invention provides novel friction-activated adhesive formulations that provide surprising improved performance.
• the present invention also provides application devices for applying such adhesive formulations.
• the present invention provides glue crayons comprising semi-crystalline polymers, tackified semi-crystalline polymers, semi-crystalline polymers containing specific pendent macromeric units, semi-crystalline polymers containing high chain length alkyl monomers, semi-crystalline polymers containing both macromeric and high chain length alkyl groups, semi-crystalline polymers containing crystalline additives, and semi-crystalline polymers containing surfactants as described herein.
• formulations of the invention are a solid thermoplastic friction-activated adhesive composition comprising, and in some embodiments consisting essentially of, the mixture of:
• Adhesive formulations of the invention may be used in a variety of application devices. For instance, these adhesive formulations can be molded into the shape of a crayon (or other desired shape, e.g., typically suited for holding by hand), typically with a removable wrapper or covering, and used by hand to deposit effective quantities of adhesive composition onto a substrate. Adhesive formulations of the invention can also be filled into a container, similar to a conventional water-based glue stick (e.g., an outside tube with a progressively advancable elevator), or molded into a desired shape and then placed into an applicator (similar to a pencil style click eraser). These options allow for the best possible application experience for the consumer.
• a conventional water-based glue stick e.g., an outside tube with a progressively advancable elevator
• an applicator similar to a pencil style click eraser
• a mass of the adhesive commonly configured in an application device such as is described herein or similar thereto, is rubbed against a desired adherend substrate.
• Functional glue crayons that are both writable and will deposit a fugitive, tacky adhesive can be prepared from the base semi-crystalline and the tackified semi-crystalline polymers.
• Functional glue crayons with improved temperature storage stability can be prepared from those semi-crystalline polymers containing the higher chain length alkyl groups and from those polymers containing the crystalline additives.
• Functional glue crayons with improved writability and improved temperature stability can be prepared from those semi-crystalline polymers containing the macromeric groups and more preferably from those semi-crystalline polymers which contain both the macromeric groups and the higher chain length alkyl groups.
• specific crystalline additives can be added to the tackified semi-crystalline adhesives and the macromer semi-crystalline adhesives to obtain similar improved temperature stability.
• Glue crayons that are both functional and have higher temperature stabilities provide a significant improvement over the crayons in the background literature.
• the invention also provides glue crayons comprising, and in some embodiments, consisting essentially of, such compositions.
• glue crayons offer excellent storage and handling stability.
• Adhesives of the invention can be used in numerous formats, typically in the form of an adhesive crayon.
• Illustrative advantages of adhesives and glue crayons of the invention include long term stability, i.e., no tendency to dry out or cure over time, reduced tendency to wrinkle paper as compared to many commercial glue sticks and white glues, no requirement for a special applicator, and enhanced precision of adhesive delivery even by hand application.
• glue crayons of the present invention form secure bonds but do not dry out or require barrier type packaging to prevent loss of components that could lead to detrimental product performance. Furthermore, with such properties, minimal and less wasteful packaging options are available. An additional benefit is the solid form of the stick which prevents dripping and spilling and accidental application, which is common with the current forms of liquid adhesive. Another advantage of glue crayons of the invention is that the properties of the composition are such that a youngster can readily draw or write with the glue crayon.
• Glue crayons of present invention are particularly useful in school, home and office markets as a method to deliver a controlled quantity of an adhesive to a specific application site/area for light-duty, adhesion tasks with paper, cardboard, wood, craft materials, etc.
• the glue crayon formulations of the present invention provide an improvement over the art by providing good writability (easy application), good tackiness (finger tack), good instant adhesion (quick stick), good open time (time to form bond), and require low application pressures (simple rubbing with the hand or finger) to form a bond.
• a major distinction between the glue crayons disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,604,268 (Randen et al.) and those of the invention relates to composition of the adhesive polymer, in particular, incorporation of a non-crystalline monomer there.
• the reference teaches that it is critical to that the adhesive polymer comprise at least one non-crystalline monomer with a homopolymer T g in the range of about 100° C., i.e., from about 80° C. to about 110° C.
• T g homopolymer
• crystalline monomer means a monomer whose homopolymer has a melting temperature (T m ) of from about 45° C. to about 68° C.
• trimer means a low molecular weight polymer which may or may not contain telechelic functionality.
• open time is the time period that the applied adhesive remains tacky enough to form a bond with another substrate.
• polymer includes polymers, copolymers (e.g., polymers formed using two or more different monomers), oligomers and combinations thereof, as well as polymers, oligomers, or copolymers that can be formed in a miscible blend by, for example, coextrusion or reaction, including transesterification. Both block and random copolymers are included, unless indicated otherwise.
• solid means materials that are substantially self-supporting at room temperature (i.e., 20° C. to 25° C.) such that if left at rest they will retain their shape without deforming or flowing.
• tacy means sticky to the touch.
• telechelic means a polymer or prepolymer containing one or more function end groups that have the capacity for selective reaction to form bonds with another molecule and the functionality of a telechelic polymer or prepolymer is equal to the number of such end groups.
• waxy means monomers whose homopolymer has a T m from about 25 to about 44° C.
• the term “writability” refers to the ease of deposition of the adhesive onto a substrate.
• Weight percent, percent by weight, % by weight, and the like are synonyms that refer to the concentration of a substance as the weight of that substance divided by the weight of the composition or indicated component thereof and multiplied by 100.
• a glue crayon has to be easy to apply.
• Such an article should provide the required adhesion properties and be physically stable. The latter means that the glue crayon should not be exceedingly tacky when not being used or transfer adhesive to one's hand when being used.
• glue crayons of the present invention have the following properties.
• glue crayons should have a melting temperature (T m ) above room temperature, that is, the crayon resists flowing up to temperatures of about 50° C., and typically preferably above 60° C. to be a good, stable glue crayon product. Such temperatures might typically be seen in storage or transport situations.
• T m melting temperature
• glue crayons are preferably melted by frictionally generated heat when the glue crayon is rubbed on a substrate, such as paper.
• the melted/softened adhesive readily transfers to the substrate.
• this melted, transferred polymer has to wet the substrate and then function as a pressure sensitive adhesive.
• the adhesive must remain tacky for a period of time in order to adhere other items thereon, that is, have acceptable “open times”. During this time the adhesive has enough strength to hold the adhered items together until a more durable bond is formed by re-solidification or crystallization.
• Adhesive compositions of the present invention is a solid adhesive stick which contains no volatile solvent that is applied by rubbing on a surface that causes frictional heating at the tip of the stick.
• the adhesive warms to above its melt temperature that causes it to melt and transfer to the surface by the shearing action imparted by the rubbing action.
• formulations of the invention are a solid thermoplastic friction-activated adhesive composition comprising, and in some embodiments consisting essentially of, the mixture of:
• the crystalline monomer component is one or more reactive species, typically preferably having a pendant alkyl unit of at least 16, typically no more than 50, carbon atoms.
• Illustrative examples of preferred embodiments of the crystalline monomer are crystalline C n (meth)acrylates, crystalline vinyl monomers, crystalline glicidyl monomers, crystalline caprolactones, crystalline hydrofurans, and similar structures known to those skilled in the art.
• the adhesive polymer of compositions of the invention comprise from about 5 to about 96, typically preferably from about 5 to about 60, parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the polymer, of such crystalline monomer.
• Adhesive compositions made with adhesive polymer compositions comprising too little of such crystalline monomer will tend to be too soft, undesirably sticky to touch, and too gummy to form an acceptable crayon, whereas those made with compositions comprising too much of such component will tend to be too hard to use and too brittle to form a functional crayon.
• non-crystalline monomer examples include amorphous monomers having a homopolymer T g less than about 80° C., with typically preferred embodiments having a homopolymer T g less than about 40° C., and most preferred embodiments having a homopolymer T g less than about 25° C.
• Preferred structures include non-crystalline C n (meth)acrylates where n is greater than or equal to 1, non-crystalline vinyl monomers with at least two pendant atoms, non-crystalline vinyl ethers with at least 2 pendant atoms, non-crystalline vinyl esters with at least four pendant atoms, non-crystalline polyether (meth)acrylates with at least one repeat unit, non-crystalline polysiloxane (meth)acrylates with at least one repeat unit, and similar structures known to those skilled in the art.
• the crystalline monomer component and non-crystalline monomer component are selected such that when combined the non-crystalline component disrupts the crystallinity of the resultant adhesive polymer composition to an extent that the resultant composition will exhibit a melting temperature (T m ) of about 30° C.
• T m melting temperature
• the composition will exhibit a major T m in the range of about 25° C. to about 35° C.
• the adhesive polymer will exhibit additional T m inflections.
• Illustrative examples include, but are not limited to, isooctyl acrylate, 2-ethyl hexyl acrylate, 2-octyl acrylate, n-octyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, sec-butyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, diethyleneglycol methyl ether acrylate, triethyleneglycol methyl ether acrylate, allyl glycidyl ether, ethyl vinyl ether, 2-ethyl hexyl vinyl ether, hydroxyl ethyl acrylate, dodecyl methacrylate, dodecyl vinyl ether, polydimethylsiloxyl and amorphous polyether (meth)acrylates, and the like.
• the adhesive polymer of compositions of the invention comprise from about 4 to about 70, typically preferably from about 12 to about 59, parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of adhesive polymer of at least one non-crystalline monomer having a T g below about 80° C.
• Adhesive compositions made with adhesive polymer compositions comprising too little of such non-crystalline monomer will tend to have poor adhesive transfer and form undesirably brittle crayons whereas those made with compositions comprising too much of such component will tend to be too soft and gummy, forming insufficiently solid stick.
• the selection of types and proportions of crystalline monomer(s) and non-crystalline polymer(s) is such that the resultant adhesive polymer has a T m of around about 25° C. to about 35° C. so that the resultant adhesive composition can be used effectively and easily under ordinary conditions.
• Preferred embodiments of the semi-crystalline waxy monomer are crystalline C n (meth)acrylates with pendant chains having at least 14 carbon atoms, crystalline vinyl monomers with pendant chains having at least 14 carbon atoms, crystalline glicidyl monomers with pendant chains having at least 14 carbon atoms, crystalline caprolactones with pendant chains having at least 14 carbon atoms, crystalline hydrofurans with pendant chains having at least 14 carbon atoms, and similar structures known to those skilled in the art.
• the adhesive polymer of compositions of the invention comprise 0 to about 70 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of adhesive polymer of at least one waxy, soft monomer having an average pendant alkyl carbon length of at least 14, typically no more than 50, carbon atoms.
• Suitable acidic comonomers include organic carboxylic acids comprising 3 to 12 carbon atoms and having generally 1 to 4 carboxylic acid moieties.
• suitable acidic comonomers include organic carboxylic acids comprising 3 to 12 carbon atoms and having generally 1 to 4 carboxylic acid moieties.
• Nonlimiting examples of such monomers acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, fumaric acid, crotonic acid, maleic acid, b-carboxyethylacrylate and the like.
• suitable basic comonomers include N, N-dimethyl-aminoethyl (methyl)acrylate, N,N-dimethylaminopropyl (meth)acrylate, t-butylaminoethyl (methyl)acrylate and N,N-diethylamino (meth)acrylate, N-vinyl pyrrolidone, N-vinyl caprolactom, (meth)acrylamide or N, N-dimethyl acrylamide.
• the adhesive polymer of compositions of the invention comprise 0 to about 10, typically preferably from about 0.5 to about 3, parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of adhesive polymer of a monomer having acid or base functionality. Adhesive compositions made with adhesive polymer compositions comprising too little of such acid or base functional unit will tend to have slightly diminished adhesion whereas those made with compositions comprising too much of such component will tend to be hard to apply and very stringy.
• Formulations of the invention contain macromer(s). Suitable macromers are prepared from the corresponding prepolymers of, for example, octadecyl acrylate (ODA), behenyl acrylate (BeA) and mixtures of tetradecyl acrylate (TDA), tetradecyl methacrylate (TDMA), hexadecyl acrylate (HDA), hexadecyl methacrylate (HDMA), ODA, octadecyl methacrylate (ODMA), eicosyl acrylate (ECA), eicosyl methacrylate (ECMA), BeA and behenyl methacrylate (BeMA) and the like, such that the final macromer melting temperatures (T m ) in within the range of from about 35° to about 70° C. and more preferably from about 45° to about 60° C.
• the macromers are incorporated into the semi-crystalline polymers via standard polymerization techniques for the glue crayon poly
• the preferred macromer/semi-crystalline polymers have a tacky backbone, after friction activation and have pendent macromer groups that are waxy or waxy-hard, suspended therefrom. While not intending to be bound by theory, it is believed the crystalline/waxy, waxy-hard segments reinforce the polymer by co-crystallizing between polymer chains, thus improving the writability and provide higher temperature stability to the polymer. This is demonstrated in the DSC's of these polymers in that a higher temperature peak is obtained around 47° to 49° C. for the ODA macromers and around 68° C. for the BeA macromers. As the macromer content is increased, the intensity of these peaks increase. The higher stability that the macromers provide can also be demonstrated using a simple melting test in which the temperature that the polymer “melts and flows” is determined.
• the adhesive polymer of compositions of the invention comprise 0 to about 40, typically preferably from 0 to about 30, parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of adhesive polymer of functional or non-functional macromer having a T m from about 35° C. to about 120° C. Adhesive compositions comprising too much of such component will tend to be hard and brittle, providing poor adhesive transfer to paper.
• tackifiers could be mixed with the polymer and include any such tackifiers known to those skilled in the art, for example, wood rosins, wood rosin esters, terpenes, C 5 and C 9 aliphatic and aromatic tackifiers, and the like.
• plasticizers could also be added.
• adhesive compositions of the invention comprise 0 to about 50, typically preferably from about 5 to about 40, parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of adhesive composition of at least one tackifier.
• Adhesive compositions of the invention containing too little tackifier may tend to provide poorer adhesion than desired whereas those containing too much tackifier may tend to exhibit poorer writability than is desired.
• Crystalline additives with varying functionality such as acids, diacids, alcohols, diols, waxes, etc. based on linear hydrocarbons can be added to the acrylate polymers to provide higher temperature stability to the glue crayons where needed.
• Crystalline additives are melt miscible with the acrylate polymers (i.e., will form a transparent single phase system when molten) and upon cooling, they partially or completely crystallize and form finely dispersed phases in the polymer. This is thought to reinforce the acrylate copolymer without damaging the polymer's cohesive strength.
• the additive/polymer blends exhibit rapid set-up time due to the additive; for example when poured from a 120° C. melt, the blend becomes opaque within seconds and solidifies within minutes.
• Crystalline additives provide improved storage stability (i.e., resistance to creep and flow) to the polymers up to the melting point of the crystalline additives. Moderate levels of from about 3 to about 50 wt. % of the additives do not spoil adhesion and may in fact tend to accelerate re-crystallization by acting as nucleating agents. Higher loading levels reduce adhesion and cause bond failure.
• the additives crystallize (at least partially) from the base polymer.
• the additives have an n-alkyl chain length of at least 20 carbons and typically preferably at least 22 carbon atoms, if mono-functional and they have a melting point of at least about 50° C. and typically preferably at least about 70° C.
• the table at col. 8 of U.S. Pat. No. 5,604,268 lists several crystalline additives and telechelic polymers that are suitable for use herein.
• the 40 and 50 carbon length, primary, linear, fully saturated alcohols are particularly effective. Compared to the corresponding linear waxes, the alcohols are more miscible with the more polar acrylate polymers.
• the alcohol blends have better adhesion than wax blends.
• adhesive compositions of the invention comprise 0 to about 50, in some instances 0 to about 30, parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of adhesive composition of at least one crystalline additive.
• the adhesive composition will comprise oil to further improve writability of the formulation.
• the adhesive composition may comprise from 0 to about 30, typically preferably from about 1 to about 10, parts by weight of oil per 100 parts by weight of adhesive composition. If the composition contains too much oil the composition may tend to provide reduced adhesion and paper tear.
• the adhesive composition will comprise surfactant to improve writability and washability of the composition.
• the adhesive composition may comprise from 0 to about 50, typically preferably from about 10 to about 40, parts by weight of surfactant per 100 parts by weight of adhesive composition. Whereas adhesive compositions containing too little surfactant may tend to exhibit less than desired writability and washability performance, those containing unduly high amounts of surfactant may exhibit weaker bond performance and be so soft as to be harder to work with.
• Surfactants useful in the present invention include anionic, non-ionic, and cationic surfactants, with non-ionic surfactants typically being preferred as they tend to exhibit greater miscibility with the other components of the adhesive composition than anionic and cationic materials.
• Illustrative examples of surfactants useful in the present invention include stearic acid, block copolymers of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, and blends thereof; C 12 to C 50 alcohol ethoxylates, alkylphenol ethoxylates, ethoxylated fatty esters, fatty acids, and ethoxylated fatty acids.
• Illustrative examples of commercially available surfactants suitable for use in the present invention include UNITHOXTM 420, 450, 480, 490, 550, 720, and 750 (from Baker Hughes), TERGITOLTM 15-S-3 and 15-S-20 (from Dow Chemical), PLURONIC® F38, F87, F68, F98, F127, and P85 (from BASF), and TETRONIC® 904, 908, 1107, 1304 (from BASF).
• Fillers such as calcium carbonate, silica, bentonite clays, glass spheres and bubbles, wood flour etc. can be readily mixed into the glue crayon polymers by melt mixing. Colorants such as dyes, pigments etc. can be used as desired. Anti-oxidants can be used to reduce off coloration of the polymers during the heat processing.
• Overcoats such as the fillers just mentioned or other materials such as higher melting acrylate polymers or copolymers and the like, with a T m greater than 38° C., paper, paper liners, plastic films, etc. may be used to reduce any perception of tack that may be experienced due to the characteristics of the glue crayon polymer. The overcoat may enhance the overall (breaking) strength of the crayon, defined as resistance to fracture when placed in a flexural stress.
• the amounts of such fillers are amounts effective to produce the effects commonly associated with such fillers.
• adhesive compositions of the invention comprise 0 to about 50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of adhesive composition of at least one filler.
• the advantageous properties of the adhesive formulations of the invention permit them to be used in glue crayon form, i.e., hand held sticks with simple paper wrapping. No special containers such as plastic cylinders with air-tight caps are required.
• the glue crayons of this invention will be useful school, home, and office applications such as a method to deliver a controlled quantity of an adhesive to a specific application site/area for light-duty, adhesion tasks with paper, cardboard, wood, craft materials, etc.
• compositional proportion ranges and alternative selections of various components of adhesive compositions of the invention are described herein. Any preferred selection (i.e., compositional proportion or material selection) disclosed herein may be used singly or simultaneously with any one or more other preferred selection (i.e., compositional proportion or material selection), for instance, to optimize performance for a specific desired application. All such combinations are intended to be disclosed by this description; for clarity, all such combinations are not specifically recited herein. Those skilled in the art will be able to readily formulate specific embodiments of adhesive compositions of the invention optimized for desired applications.
• IOA isooctyl acrylate MMA methyl methacrylate
• IBOA isobornyl acrylate
• ODA Mac octadecyl acrylate macromer
• BzMA benzyl methacrylate DSC differential scanning calorimetry mg milligram T g glass transition temperature T m melting temperature
• Melting temperatures (T m ) were measured using a TA instruments Q2000 Differential Scanning Calorimeter. Approximately 5 mg of sample was placed into a sample pan. The sample was equilibrated at ⁇ 20° C. and heated to 120° C. at 10° C./min under a purge of N2 at 50 mL/min. The melting point was taken as the peak of the first observed endotherm.
• Writability was measured subjectively and was defined as the ease of deposition of the adhesive onto a substrate and was rated on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the most writable or easiest to apply. A 3 rating indicated that the adhesive applied evenly across the area of deposition with a single stroke. A higher rating indicated more adhesive deposition, and a lower rating indicated poor deposition. The adhesive was held and used as one would hold a writing utensil to deposit the adhesive onto a paper substrate.
• Finger tack was determined by depositing the adhesive onto a substrate, waiting 5 seconds after application, and touching with a finger. Performance was rated on a 1-5 scale with 5 being the most aggressive tack.
• Open Time was the time that the adhesive remained tacky, and was assessed similarly to writability and finger tack.
• Paper Tear Paper tear was assessed by depositing adhesive onto a paper substrate, waiting 5 seconds, and then placing a strip of paper over the deposited adhesive and pressing down with finger pressure. After approximately five minutes, the strip was peeled back at a moderate rate and any paper tear or fiber pulling was observed. If the paper tore or paper fibers were pulled from either substrate, a Y ranking was awarded, otherwise, an N ranking was awarded.
• Washability was evaluated as follows. Adhesive was manually applied to a 2 inch by 2 inch square of cotton fabric (100% cotton). A deposit of adhesive was visible to the unaided eye and apparent to touch on each fabric swatch. The fabric was then washed in a consumer GE washing machine using hot wash and cold water rinse and standard laundry detergent. After the washing cycle was complete the fabric samples were then transferred to a standard GE dryer where they were dried on the “hot” cycle until they were dry to the touch. Upon removal from the dryer the fabric samples were again examined by unaided eye and touch by hand. If no adhesive residue was detected on the fabric sample, the formulation was rated Y for washable.
• Example 18 Two additional adhesive compositions, Example 18 and Comparative Example C1, were made and formed into glue crayons.
• the composition of each is shown in Table 3.
• the Comparative Example C1 glue crayon exhibited poor adhesion, poor writability, and was significantly harder than the Example 18 composition.
• the IOA-based sample which did not contain any “tackifying monomeric unit” as defined by U.S. Pat. No. 5,604,268, exhibited excellent adhesion, lubricity, open times.
• Table 4 illustrates T m , writability, open time, and paper tear for these two adhesive compositions.
• semi-crystalline adhesive polymers were prepared using the following composition (amounts in parts by weight).
• the adhesive composition was found to yield superior results with a Writability rating of 4, a Paper Tear rating of Y, and a Washability rating of Y.

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