A tape coated on one side with an adhesive mixture that adheres to a surface through the use of light pressure, as distinguished from tape used with adhesive that requires the addition of moisture or another solvent to adhere. The substrate may be cloth, paper, cellophane, cellulose acetate, or other synthetic polymer. Pressure sensitive tapes were first developed in 1845 by Dr. Horace Day using a natural rubber adhesive on strips of cloth for use in medicine). Automobile manufacturers began using masking tapes in 1925. Cellophane tapes were introduced by 3M in 1930.Een band die aan één zijde is bedekt met een klevend mengsel.Cinta revestida en una cara con una mezcla adhesiva.一種單邊塗上膠黏劑混合物的膠帶，經由輕輕施加壓力便可與某表面黏合，不同於需要水氣或另外的溶劑當膠黏劑才能作用的膠帶。其基材可能為布料、紙、玻璃紙、醋酸纖維素或其他合成聚合物。感壓膠帶由賀瑞斯•戴醫生於西元1845年首度發明，其利用在布條上塗抹天然橡膠膠黏劑製成，供作醫療用途使用。西元1925年起，汽車製造商開始使用美紋膠帶。到了1930年，玻璃紙膠帶則由3M公司製造問世。