A bio-based acrylic monomer comprising: a bio-derived fatty acyl group comprising a carbonyl group; and an acrylic group; wherein the acrylic group comprises an acrylamide group, and wherein the acrylamide group is esterically linked, directly or indirectly, to the fatty carbonyl group; and wherein the fatty acyl group optionally comprises (i) a C 5 -C 21 alkyl group or a C 5 -C 21 alkenyl group, wherein the C 5 -C 21 alkenyl group optionally comprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 5 double bonds; (ii) a fatty chain derived from a plant oil or an animal fat, wherein the plant oil is optionally selected from the group consisting of soybean oil, high oleic soybean oil, linseed oil, flaxseed oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil, canola oil, corn oil, cashew nut oil, olive oil, peanut oil, palm oil, sesame oil, cottonseed oil, rapeseed oil, walnut oil, almond oil, coconut oil, or any combination thereof; (iii) a fatty chain derived from a fatty acid selected from the group consisting of oleic, linoleic, linolenic, ricinoleic, myristoleic, palmitoleic, elaidic, euric, arachidonic, eleasteric, stearic, palmitic, arachidic, myristic, lauric, caprylic and capric acids; and/or (iv) at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of an epoxy group, an acrylic group, and an alcohol group. a bio-derived fatty acyl group comprising a carbonyl group; and an acrylic group; wherein the acrylic group comprises an acrylamide group, and wherein the acrylamide group is esterically linked, directly or indirectly, to the fatty carbonyl group; and wherein the fatty acyl group optionally comprises (i) a C 5 -C 21 alkyl group or a C 5 -C 21 alkenyl group, wherein the C 5 -C 21 alkenyl group optionally comprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 5 double bonds; (ii) a fatty chain derived from a plant oil or an animal fat, wherein the plant oil is optionally selected from the group consisting of soybean oil, high oleic soybean oil, linseed oil, flaxseed oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil, canola oil, corn oil, cashew nut oil, olive oil, peanut oil, palm oil, sesame oil, cottonseed oil, rapeseed oil, walnut oil, almond oil, coconut oil, or any combination thereof; (iii) a fatty chain derived from a fatty acid selected from the group consisting of oleic, linoleic, linolenic, ricinoleic, myristoleic, palmitoleic, elaidic, euric, arachidonic, eleasteric, stearic, palmitic, arachidic, myristic, lauric, caprylic and capric acids; and/or (iv) at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of an epoxy group, an acrylic group, and an alcohol group. (i) a C 5 -C 21 alkyl group or a C 5 -C 21 alkenyl group, wherein the C 5 -C 21 alkenyl group optionally comprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 5 double bonds; (ii) a fatty chain derived from a plant oil or an animal fat, wherein the plant oil is optionally selected from the group consisting of soybean oil, high oleic soybean oil, linseed oil, flaxseed oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil, canola oil, corn oil, cashew nut oil, olive oil, peanut oil, palm oil, sesame oil, cottonseed oil, rapeseed oil, walnut oil, almond oil, coconut oil, or any combination thereof; (iii) a fatty chain derived from a fatty acid selected from the group consisting of oleic, linoleic, linolenic, ricinoleic, myristoleic, palmitoleic, elaidic, euric, arachidonic, eleasteric, stearic, palmitic, arachidic, myristic, lauric, caprylic and capric acids; and/or (iv) at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of an epoxy group, an acrylic group, and an alcohol group. <EOS>