Thermal-activated, peelable adhesive tape

An adhesive tape comprising, in order from an upper surface of the tape to a lower surface of the tape:

• a first adhesive layer defining an upper surface of the tape;
• a first reinforcement layer directly contacting the first adhesive layer;
• a thermally activated layer directly contacting the first reinforcement layer;
• a second reinforcement layer directly contacting the thermally activated layer;
• and
• a second adhesive layer directly contacting the second reinforcement layer, the second adhesive layer defining a lower surface of the tape;
• wherein the thermally activated layer is a thermoplastic polymer layer, wherein the thermally activated layer is configured such that, upon heating to a thermal activation temperature, the thermoplastic polymer layer melts to reduce cohesion of the thermally activated layer and reduce adhesion between the thermally activated layer and the first reinforcement layer or the second reinforcement layer, thereby enabling separation of the adhesive tape at an interface between the thermally activated layer and the first reinforcement layer or the second reinforcement layer.