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Table 1 Description of PSTs used for the preparation of paper artwork mock-ups

From: Innovative methods for the removal, and occasionally care, of pressure sensitive adhesive tapes from contemporary drawings

PST

Acronym

Brand

Backinga

Adhesivea

Cleaning systemb

Packing brown tape

BT

Tesa

Polypropylene

Acrylic

PEMA-DEC

Filmoplast P

FPP

NESCHEN

Paper

Acrylic

pHEMA/PVP + EAPC

Masking tape

MKT

Tesa

Coated paper

Natural rubber

pHEMA/PVP + EAPC

Magic tape

MT

Scotch 3 M

Cellulose acetate

Acrylic

pHEMA/PVP + EAPCc

Ordinary tape

OT

Tesa

Polypropylene

Acrylic

PEMA-DEC

Insulating tape

IT

Pirelli

Poly Vinyl chloride

Synthetic rubber

PEMA-DECc

  1. aThe composition of backings and adhesives was assessed with ATR-FTIR (see Sect. “Results and discussion”)
  2. bThe most effective cleaning systems for each type of PST are indicated, i.e. where the controlled release of the cleaning fluid led to penetration of the backing and swelling/softening of the adhesive, which could be easily removed with no risks for the mockups/artworks
  3. cIn these cases, penetration of the fluid through the backing produced some alteration of the backing (see Sect. “Results and discussion” for details)