Observation of Double-Sided Tape Using an X-Ray CT System

Introduction

Double-sided tape is not simply used to fasten sheets of paper together, but is also applied to fasten other materials, and has a variety of uses. A variety exist, including strongly adhesive tapes compared to those used to fasten paper, which are used to fasten carpets to flooring or for other construction and industrial applications, as well as those used for temporal tacking. In terms of the structure of a typical double-sided tape, a strip of paper, cellophane or other substrate is coated on both sides with an adhesive, and peel-away paper is then affixed to the adhesive surfaces. There are also tapes consisting of adhesive and peel-away paper only, with no substrate. The double-sided tape scanned in this article is intended for industrial use, and is strongly adhesive in comparison to tapes used to fasten paper. This article introduces CT imaging data from double- sided tape, taken using an X-ray CT system, as well as analytical results from 3-dimensional analysis software utilizing the CT data.

December 28, 2012 GMT