Patent ID: 7687551

Claim:
A dual cure adhesive comprising: a) a water-based emulsion of at least one of i) a vinyl ester homopolymer, ii) a copolymer consisting of two or more vinyl ester monomers or ii) a copolymer consisting of at least one vinyl ester monomer and at least one comonomer selected from the group consisting of alpha olefins, C1-C9 esters of mono- and dicarboxylic acids containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond, N-methylolacrylamide, N-vinyl formamide, and N-vinyl pyrrolidone; b) at least one (meth)acrylate-functionalized monomer and/or oligomer capable of being polymerized and/or crosslinked by exposure to ultraviolet or visible light; and c) at least one photoinitiatord wherein said water-based emulsion is cured by evaporation/coalescence.