Debondable adhesive article and methods of making and using the same

A heat-debondable adhesive article comprising:

• a shape-memory polymer sheet comprising polyethylene with an area having a strained temporary shape and an intrinsic shape, first and second opposing surfaces, and comprising a plurality of slits each having a width therein, and wherein the plurality of slits defines a total slit length, wherein the first opposing surface of the shape-memory polymer sheet is functionalized by corona treatment or treatment with a chemical primer, wherein if heated to a temperature below 80° C., the shape-memory polymer sheet does not undergo a substantial change in length, and wherein if heated to or above a transition temperature range, the shape-memory polymer sheet at least partially converts from its strained temporary shape to its intrinsic shape;
• a first adhesive layer having a first thickness and first and second opposing surfaces, wherein the first adhesive layer comprises a foamed adhesive, and
• wherein a substantial portion of the first opposing surface of the first adhesive layer is disposed upon a substantial portion of the first opposing surface of the shape-memory polymer sheet in its strained temporary shape;
• and
• a second adhesive layer having a second thickness, first and second opposing sides, wherein a substantial portion of the first opposing side of the second adhesive layer is disposed upon a substantial portion of the second opposing side of the shape-memory polymer sheet in its strained temporary shape,
• wherein the shape-memory polymer sheet in its intrinsic shape debonds from the first adhesive layer.