Patent 9556368 was granted and assigned to Oregon State University on January, 2017 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
One embodiment is a pressure sensitive adhesive construct comprising:(a) a backing substrate; and(b) a pressure sensitive adhesive composition disposed on the backing substrate, wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive composition includes a product made from(i) at least one epoxidized vegetable oil and;(ii) a dimer acid or anhydride thereof, a trimer acid or anhydride thereof, a polymerized fatty acid or anhydride thereof, or a mixture thereof.