Method of stripping multiple plies of a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer used therein

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of stripping multiple plies of a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, capable of easily separating and dismantling the joint portion in a short time, without affecting the adherend involved. The stripping method of the present invention strips the multiple plies of a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, including a pressure-sensitive adhesive body having at least a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing heat-expandable fine particles and an adherend, the pressure-sensitive adhesive body and the adherend being laminated on each other, and the multiple plies of a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer contain a coloring matter component, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive body and the adherend are stripped from each other, by irradiating the coloring matter with a laser light beam having a wavelength coinciding with the absorption wavelength of the coloring matter and by expanding the heat-expandable fine particles with the aid of the heat thus generated.

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