how the water or water based adhesive is applied to the hydrophilic layer how deposition weight or thickness is controlled and how the resultant combination with the container is pressed together generally from 0 25 to 1 5 g sq ft of water or water based adhesive is applied to the hydrophilic layer with 100 coverage of the label if a grid or other pattern of adhesive is employed then the amount of adhesive may be reduced if a grid pattern is employed the hydrophilic layer may be applied to be substantially in register with the adhesive layer it will generally be possible to reduce the typical amount of adhesive applied to a label when using the hydrophilic layer of the invention to an amount which is 20 80 of the amount that is typically employed for affixing paper labels to a surface the choice of the hydrophilic layer and the type of label substrate and container to be adhered together as discussed above the plant processing conditions after labeling storage requirements and the end use requirements that must be met such as high temperature resistance or ice proofness and the choice of an intermediate adhesive layer are important considerations there are many more specific variables within these considerations all of which influence the formulation of the proper hydrophilic layer and adhesive if used for a specific application the bonding of the hydrophilic layer with or without an intermediate adhesive layer can be accomplished with mechanical non.