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Manuscript Number: Ms. Ref. No.: POBU-D-22-00413R1

Manuscript Title: Poly(2-ethyl hexyl acrylate-co-methyl allyl polyethylene glycols ether–co-acrylic

acid) pressure-sensitive adhesives: Synthesis, Characterization, Investigations of Adhesive and Thermal
Properties

Dear Prof. Dr Youssef Habibi

Polymer Bulletin

We have read the comments of the referees and amended the text according to their
suggestion. We thank them for their useful comments and you as the editor. We believe the
results we presented in this paper merit publication. All changes have been representing by
yellow highlights.

Thank you very much.

Reviewer #1:

The manuscript focuses on the synthesis of solvent-based acrylic copolymers and its potential as a
pressure-sensitives adhesives. Based on the current review, it need major revision. Kindly refer to the
comments below:
Reviewer’s Comment
1. Kindly provide the materials product code/CAS number, as there are many variation of
chemical fall under one name.
Authors’ response
The product code/CAS number of all requested materials has been added to the materials
section in the article 2.1.
Reviewer’s Comment
2. The instrumentation parts needed to be separated, and put under each sub-section. The
authors need to cite the all the standards they hare referred with and added it in the reference
list.
Authors’ response
Instrumentation parts separated and put under each sub-section. In addition, all the standards
referred and added it in the reference list.
Reviewer’s Comment
3: Section 2.3 should be before instrumentation.

Authors’ response
Instrumentation parts removed from the text completely.
Reviewer’s Comment
2.4 should be "Water Contact Angle..." kindly add the water. In addition, kindly provide the
standard it refer with and cited it in the reference list as well.
Authors’ response
Added the word water and ASTM…. standard to the part 2.4.
Reviewer’s Comment
5. ASTM D6195 were mentioned, but not cited in the reference list. Please used the latest
version, i.e. ASTM D638-14.

Authors’ response
The ASTM D6195 standard has been corrected as the new version ASTMD638-14 and added
to the references.
Reviewer’s Comment
6. Poor discussion in Section 3.1. it also needed to be separated accordingly.
Authors’ response
New discussions have been added to section 3.1 and separated paragraph by paragraph.
Reviewer #2:
Title-Poly (2-ethyl hexyl acrylate-co-methyl allyl polyethylene glycols ether-co-acrylic acid)
pressure-sensitive adhesives: Synthesis, Characterization, Investigations of Adhesive and
Thermal Properties
Reviewer’s Comment
1. In this work the author synthesized solvent-based acrylic copolymers using methyl allyl
polyethylene glycols ether, acrylic acid, and 2-ethyl hexyl acrylate for the fabrication of high-
performance pressure sensitive adhesive tapes. Very well written manuscript. Minor
comments such as replace black and white figures with colored, and if possible, add graphical
abstract.
Authors’ response
Graphical abstract was added and black and white figures was colored.
Reviewer #3:
This paper reports on the "Poly(2-ethyl hexyl acrylate-co-methyl allyl polyethylene glycols
ether-co-acrylic acid) pressure-sensitive adhesives: Synthesis, Characterization, Investigations
of Adhesive and Thermal Properties". Introduction methodology and reference, discussion
must be improve. Conclusion, results seems be corrected but it needed improve.
Reviewer’s Comment
1. Introduction too long.
Authors’ response
The introduction has been shortened.
Reviewer’s Comment
2. The adhesion test unit is N/25mm but the tack is N. Please correct.
Authors’ response
Tack test units is corrected as N.
Reviewer’s Comment
3.The methodology needs some additions. Cohesion test is missing- is the most important test.
Authors’ response

Reviewer’s Comment
4. The obtained resins were not cross-linked, which is most likely unsuitable for use as PSA,
no cohesion.
Authors’ response

Reviewer’s Comment
5. Too few literature references. Should be expanded to include the current state of
knowledge.
Authors’ response

Reviewer’s Comment
6.Discussion is missing.
Authors’ response
New discussions have been added to the conclusion and discussion section and added new
references.
Reviewer #3:
Reviewer’s Comment
1.Explanation of reaction mechanism may be given.
Applications may be highlighted
Authors’ response
The reaction mechanism is schematically given in Figure 1. In addition, the synthesis part of
the copolymers was rearranged. (Section 2.2)
Various applications of PSA are highlighted in the introduction with the given literature.