ARflow® 93450

Product Overview

ARflow® 93450 is an unsupported tape product with a hydrophilic pressure-sensitive adhesive coating between two polyester liners.

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Product Applications

The typical use for this product is for assemblies of in-vitro diagnostic and related membrane-based immunoassay products where enhanced wettability to water, blood and other hydrophilic liquids are required.

Features and Benefits

  • Stable to a wide array of temperatures and humidity

  • Facilitates capillary design options – hydrophilic top or bottom surface or sidewalls

  • Excellent conformability

  • Wettable to liquids such as water, urine, blood, etc.

  • Provides adhesion to polymer and metalized polymer surface

  • Good aesthetic quality

Product Construction

Typical Values* Description
Liner thickness 2.0 mil | 50 μm Clear polyester release liner – easy
Adhesive thickness 1.0 mil  | 25 μm Clear HY-32 acrylic adhesive
Liner thickness 2.0 mil  | 50 μm White polyester release liner – medium
Total thickness 1.0 mil  | 25 μm (Excluding liner)

*All stated values are nominal and should only be used as a guide for selection. They are not specifications.

Technical Properties

Attribute* Typical Values* Test Method*
Peel adhesion to SS 12 oz/inch | 3.3 N/25mm 180 degrees, 15 min. dwell
Contact angle < 10 degrees Goniometer – 2 μL water drop; 30 sec. dwell
Release of liner – easy 12 g/2” 180 degrees, 300 ipm
Release of liner – medium 47 g/2” 180 degrees, 300 ipm
Recommended storage of unconverted product 70°F ± 20°F | 21°C ± 11°C
50% ± 20% RH | 50% ± 20% RH
Shelf life of unconverted product Not to exceed one year from date of manufacture

*All stated values are nominal and should only be used as a guide for selection. They are not specifications.

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