Silicones are versatile components both of high-performance adhesives and in the easy-release
liners that protect them before they are used.

In this white paper, we show how these seemingly different products are connected by certain
viscoelastic characteristics that determine the release/adherence properties of a given formulation.
We go on to examine how using a ‘viscoelastic window’ on a loss–storage plot can help us to tailor
the properties of pressure-sensitive adhesives, soft skin adhesives and release coatings to the
demands of the application, with particular focus on the important role of silicone MQ resins.