Release Liners and Articles Including Them

Abstract

Release liners that can be included in various adhesive products are provided. A first release liner is a layer of a composition including a) a polymeric material having at least one hydrogen atom covalently bonded to an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, or a sulfur atom; and b) a silicone polyether comprising at least one of polyoxoethylene units or polyoxopropylene units. A second release liner includes a substrate and a coating of the above composition disposed on a major surface of the substrate. The present disclosure also provides an article including one of the above release liners and an adhesive layer disposed on a major surface of the release liner. The composition of the release liner can advantageously be dissolved and optionally recycled.

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