Patent ID: 7335425

Claim:
A pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising an aromatic monomer in an amount of at least 20 parts per 100 parts of total monomer, the aromatic monomer having the following formula: wherein: Ar is an aromatic group which is unsubstituted or substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of Br y and (R 3 ) z wherein y represents the number of bromine substituents attached to the aromatic group and is an integer from 0 to 3; R 3 is a straight or branched alkyl of 2 to 12 carbons; and z represents the number of R 3 substituents attached to the aromatic ring and is an integer from 0 to 1, provided that both y and z are not zero when Ar is substituted; X is oxygen or sulfur; n is 1 to 3; R 1 is an unsubstituted straight or branched alkyl linking group of 6 to 12 carbons; and R 2 is either H or CH 3 .