pressure-sensitive tape
- Term Type
Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Preferred Term
pressure-sensitive tape
- Details
A tape coated on one side with an adhesive mixture that adheres to a surface through the use of light pressure, as distinguished from tape used with adhesive that requires the addition of moisture or another solvent to adhere. The substrate may be cloth, paper, cellophane, cellulose acetate, or other synthetic polymer. Pressure sensitive tapes were first developed in 1845 by Dr. Horace Day using a natural rubber adhesive on strips of cloth for use in medicine). Automobile manufacturers began using masking tapes in 1925. Cellophane tapes were introduced by 3M in 1930.
- Variations
adhesive tape
tape, adhesive
adhesive tape
pressure-sensitive tapes
pressure sensitive tape
self-adhesive tape
Scotch tape
ruban adhésif
rubans adhésif
tape, pressure-sensitive
rubans adhésifs
bande adhésive
