Granted Patent B2

US 8,378,037 · App. 12/005,233 · Granted Feb 19, 2013

Abstract

Claims (28)

1. A pressure sensitive moisture-curable adhesive composition comprising a silylated polyurea or mixture thereof which comprises the reaction product of at least one organofunctional silane (a) possessing hydrolyzable functionality and at least one amine-terminated polyurea prepolymer (b), organofunctional silane (a) being an amine-reactive silane (a)(1) and, polyurea (b) being obtained from the reaction of at least one polyamine (c) and at least one polyisocyanate (d) in the substantial absence of organofunctional silane (a), the polyurea prepolymer possessing an average of from 80 to 100 equivalent percent of urea groups based on the total equivalents of urea and urethane groups therein, and wherein the silylated polyurea possesses a number average molecular weight of from 3,000 to 100,000 and a viscosity of from 5,000 to 5,000,000 cps and wherein the adhesive possesses a probe tack for 100 g/cm 2 applied force of from 393 g/cm 2 to 635 g/cm 2 , wherein polyurea prepolymer (b) is reacted with organofunctional silanes of the general formula:

Q-R 1 —SiX a Y 3-a

wherein Q is an amine-reactive functionality, R 1 is a divalent bridging group having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, each X is independently hydrogen or hydrocarbyl of up to 12 carbon atoms, each Y is the same or different hydrolyzable group and a is 0, 1 or 2;

wherein amine-reactive silane (a)(1) is at least one isocyanatosilane (a)(1)(i) selected from the group consisting of methyldimethoxysilylethyl isocyanate, trimethoxysilylethyl isocyanate, ethyldimethoxysilylethyl isocyanate, methyldiethoxysilylethyl isocyanate, trimethoxysilylethyl isocyanate, ethyldiethoxysilylethyl isocyanate, methyldimethoxysilylpropyl isocyanate, trimethoxysilylpropyl isocyanate, ethyldimethoxysilylpropyl isocyanate, methyldiethoxysilylpropyl isocyanate, triethoxysilylpropyl isocyanate, ethyldiethoxysilylpropyl isocyanate, methyldimethoxysilylpropyl isocyanate, methyldimethoxysilylbutyl isocyanate, trimethoxysilylbutyl isocyanate, ethyldimethoxysilylbutyl isocyanate, methyldiethoxysilylbutyl isocyanate, trimethoxysilylbutyl isocyanate, ethyldiethoxysilylbutyl isocyanate, methyldimethoxysilylpentyl isocyanate, trimethoxysilylpentyl isocyanate, ethyldimethoxysilylpentyl isocyanate, methyldiethoxysilylpentyl isocyanate, triethoxysilylpentyl isocyanate, ethyldiethoxysilylpentyl isocyanate, methyldimethoxysilylpentyl isocyanate, methyldimethoxysilylhexyl isocyanate, trimethoxysilylhexyl isocyanate, ethyldimethoxysilylhexyl isocyanate, methyldiethoxysilylhexyl isocyanate, triethoxysilylhexyl isocyanate, ethyldiethoxysilylhexyl isocyanate, methyldimethoxysilylhexyl isocyanate and λ-trimethoxysiloxydimethylsilylpropyl isocyanate, and/or

at least one epoxysilane (a)(1)(ii) selected from the group of 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropylmethyldiethoxysilane, β-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethyltrimethoxysilane, β-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)-ethyltriethoxysilane and/or,

at least one (meth)acryloxysilanes (a)(1)(iii) selected from the group of 3-acryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-acryloxypropyltriethoxysilane, 3-acryloxypropyltriisopropoxysilane, 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-methacryloxyisobutyltrimethoxysilane, 3-acryloxypropyltrichlorosilane, 3-methacryloxyisobutyltrichlorosilane, 3-methacryloxyisobutyltrichorosilane and 3-methacryloxypropyl[tris(beta-methoxyethoxy)] silane; and,

wherein polyurea (b) is amine-terminated polyurea (b)(1) or mixture thereof in which at least a portion up to substantially all of the amine groups present therein are secondary amine groups.

2. The moisture-curable adhesive of claim 1 wherein the silylated polyurea possesses at least 90 equivalent percent of urea groups based on the total equivalence of urea and urethane groups.

3. The moisture-curable adhesive of claim 1 wherein polyurea prepolymer (b) contains from 0.03 to 1.23 weight percent unreacted amine groups (c) and/or less than 10 weight percent oligomer, and the weight percent of silicon in the silylated polyurea ranges from 0.08 to 0.29 based on the total solids content of the silylated polyurea.

4. The moisture-curable adhesive of claim 1 wherein polyurea prepolymer (b) has 95 to 100 equivalent percent urea groups based on total equivalence of urea and urethane groups.

5. The moisture-curable adhesive of claim 1 wherein polyurea prepolymer (b) is derived from polyamine (c) possessing an average of from 2 to 3 amine groups and from polyisocyanate (d) possessing an average of from 2 to 3 isocyanate groups.

6. The moisture-curable adhesive of claim 1 wherein

wherein Q is an isocyanate functionality.

7. The moisture-curable adhesive of claim 1 wherein Q is isocyanate, epoxy or (meth)acryloxy functionality.

8. The moisture-curable adhesive of claim 1 wherein R 1 is alkylene of from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, each X is independently alkyl of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and each Y is independently alkoxy of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

9. The moisture-curable adhesive of claim 1 wherein polyurea (b) is obtained from the reaction of: (1) monomeric polyamine(s)(c) and monomeric polyisocyanate(s)(d), or (2) monomeric polyamine(s)(c) and perfect prepolymer(s), oligomeric polyisocyanate(s) and/or polymeric polyisocyanate(s)(d), or (3) oligomeric and/or polymeric polyamine(s)(c) and monomeric polyisocyanate(s)(d), or (4) oligomeric and/or polymeric polyamine(s)(c) and perfect prepolymer(s), oligomeric polyisocyanate(s) and/or polymeric polyisocyanate(s)(d).

10. The moisture-curable adhesive of claim 1 wherein the backbone of an oligomeric and/or polymeric diamine (c) is entirely or predominantly one of polyether, polyester, polycarbonate, polyamide, polyurea, polybutadiene, butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer or elastomer.

11. The moisture-curable adhesive of claim 1 wherein some of the amine terminated groups in polyurea (b) or mixture thereof are capped with an amine reactive monofunctional capping reactant.

12. The moisture-curable adhesive of claim 1 wherein the silylated polyurea possesses branching.

13. The moisture-curable adhesive of claim 1 wherein the silylated polyurea possesses a number average molecular weight of from 4,000 to 75,000 and a viscosity of from 10,000 to 3,000,000 cps.

14. The moisture curable adhesive of claim 1 wherein the silylated polyurea possesses a number average molecular weight of from 5,000 to 50,000 and a viscosity of from 20,000 to 3,000,000 cps.

15. A moisture-curable adhesive composition comprising a silylated polyurea reaction product of at least one organofunctional silane (a) possessing hydrolyzable functionality and at least one amine-terminated or isocyanate-terminated polyurea (b) such that when polyurea (b) is amine-terminated polyurea (b)(1), organofunctional silane (a) is amine-reactive silane (a)(1) and when polyurea (b) is isocyanate-terminated polyurea (b)(2), organofunctional silane (a) is isocyanate-reactive silane (a)(2), polyurea (b) being obtained from the reaction of at least one polyamine (c) and at least one polyisocyanate (d) in the substantial absence of organofunctional silane(a), the moisture-curable silylated polyurea possessing an average of from 80 to 100 equivalent percent of urea groups based on the total equivalents of urea and urethane groups therein, a number average molecular weight of from 3,000 to 100,000 and a viscosity of from 5,000 to 5,000,000 cps., and

wherein amine-reactive silane (a)(1) is at least one isocyanatosilane (a)(1)(i) selected from the group consisting of methyldimethoxysilylethyl isocyanate, trimethoxysilylethyl isocyanate, ethyldimethoxysilylethyl isocyanate, methyldiethoxysilylethyl isocyanate, trimethoxysilylethyl isocyanate, ethyldiethoxysilylethyl isocyanate, methyldimethoxysilylpropyl isocyanate, trimethoxysilylpropyl isocyanate, ethyldimethoxysilylpropyl isocyanate, methyldiethoxysilylpropyl isocyanate, triethoxysilylpropyl isocyanate, ethyldiethoxysilylpropyl isocyanate, methyldimethoxysilylpropyl isocyanate, methyldimethoxysilylbutyl isocyanate, trimethoxysilylbutyl isocyanate, ethyldimethoxysilylbutyl isocyanate, methyldiethoxysilylbutyl isocyanate, trimethoxysilylbutyl isocyanate, ethyldiethoxysilylbutyl isocyanate, methyldimethoxysilylpentyl isocyanate, trimethoxysilylpentyl isocyanate, ethyldimethoxysilylpentyl isocyanate, methyldiethoxysilylpentyl isocyanate, triethoxysilylpentyl isocyanate, ethyldiethoxysilylpentyl isocyanate, methyldimethoxysilylpentyl isocyanate, methyldimethoxysilylhexyl isocyanate, trimethoxysilylhexyl isocyanate, ethyldimethoxysilylhexyl isocyanate, methyldiethoxysilylhexyl isocyanate, triethoxysilylhexyl isocyanate, ethyldiethoxysilylhexyl isocyanate, methyldimethoxysilylhexyl isocyanate and λ-trimethoxysiloxydimethylsilylpropyl isocyanate, and/or

at least one epoxysilane (a)(1)(ii) selected from the group of 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropylmethyldiethoxysilane, β-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethyltrimethoxysilane, β-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)-ethyltriethoxysilane and/or

at least one (meth)acryloxysilanes (a)(1)(iii) is selected from the group of 3-acryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-acryloxypropyltriethoxysilane, 3-acryloxypropyltriisopropoxysilane, 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-methacryloxyisobutyltrimethoxysilane, 3-acryloxypropyltrichlorosilane, 3-methacryloxyisobutyltrichlorosilane, 3-methacryloxyisobutyltrichorosilane and 3-methacryloxypropyl[tris(beta-methoxyethoxy)] silane; and,

wherein polyurea (b) is amine-terminated polyurea (b)(1) or mixture thereof in which at least a portion up to substantially all of the amine groups present therein are secondary amine groups.

16. A skin-adherent label coated with the pressure sensitive moisture-curable adhesive composition of claim 1 .

17. A skin-adherent label coated with the pressure sensitive moisture-curable adhesive composition of claim 15 .

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