Cohesion is defined as the ability of the adhesive to resist shear stress and splitting. Good cohesion is necessary for clean removal. A truly cohesive tape only sticks to itself and not to a surface. The product leaves no residue and can be sterilized using gamma radiation or steam methods. They are available in white and natural colours and can be custom printed. Cohesive tapes are available without latex for all medical devices.

Adhesive tapes are the tapes coated with adhesive. The tapes are made of two components: a carrier, which is usually paper, plastic, cloth or rubber, and an adhesive, which is either water or solvent, based. When pressure is applied to the tape with finger, a strong adhesive is formed. Adhesive tapes stick to the surface.

Cohesive adhesive tapes are the strongest of all tapes. These cohesive adhesive tape offer good adhesion to the specimen and yield good conductivity and background structures, even with small size particles. They are formulated for high cohesive and adhesive strength. They are easy to handle and produce minimum gas under vacuum conditions. They have minimum impurities in them.

Cohesive adhesive tapes are widely used in medical devices, automotive industry, machine sealing, coiling machines, and film laminating.