Application Studies / Kinesiology Tapes #3 – Lap Shear vs Stainless Steel with TA-96B2 Grips

Kinesiology Tapes #3 – Lap Shear vs Stainless Steel with TA-96B2 Grips

Industry:

Adhesives

Materials

Medical Devices

Attributes measured:

adhesiveness

shear strength

tension

shear force

extensibility

elasticity

lap shear adhesion

Background

This is the third in a series of application studies on kinesiology tapes (for the first study, see here). This study examines the lap shear behavior of the same twelve brands of kinesiology tapes when adhered against stainless steel. Lap shear is one of the key metrics for kinesiology tapes since the tapes are stretched in tension during normal use and must retain their bond against skin and tape backings during a wide range of stresses. This study establishes benchmarks for how these tapes behave when stretched and allowed to experience shear failure against stainless-steel plates. Since the SS plates are neither flexible nor elastic the behaviors captured during this experiment substantially measure the performance of the fibers & elastic tape backing. For the next study in this series, see here.