Pushing the Limits with Cellulose Nanocrystal Loadings in Latex‐Based Pressure‐Sensitive Adhesive Nanocomposites

Abstract Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are a naturally sourced, nontoxic, nanoparticle known to improve tack, peel strength, and shear resistance simultaneously when incorporated into nanocomposite latexes produced for pressure‐sensitive adhesive (PSA) applications. In this study, methods for incorporating CNCs into a butyl acrylate/styrene/acrylic acid (91.5/4.5/4.0 wt%) seeded semibatch emulsion polymerization for the production of PSAs are …