| abstract |
THE INVENTION RELATES TO AN ADHESIVE TAPE AND FEATURES A WEB COMPRISING A BLEND OF SHORT-FIBERED WOOD PULP, HEMP AND RAYON AND A FLEXIBLE BINDER FOR THE WEB, THE WEB BEING MICROPLEATED WITHOUT CREPING SO AS TO EFFECT LINEAR COMPACTION AND IMPART SUBSTANTIAL EXTENSIBILITY THERETO. ONE SURFACE OF THE COMPACTED WEB IS COATED WITH A PRESSURE-SENSITIVE POROUS ADHESIVE AND, PREFERABLY, THE OPPOSITE SURFACE HAS A RELEASE COATING APPLIED THERETO. THE TAPE IS USEFUL AS A FLEXIBLE AND CONFORMABLE SURGICAL TAPE. |