BioBond Adhesives, Inc.
A 55% biobased pressure-sensitive adhesive, validated on compostable diapers.
Supply/purchaseIn developmentStartup
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Updated Sept 30, 2026
Adhesives and sealants covers making two things stick, and proving how well. On Halo, the solutions cover bio-based adhesives and binders, crosslinkers and formulation design, measuring adhesion, and curing at lower temperature. Every solution comes from the team that developed it, so you can reach the people behind the work directly. Sign up to search the full network and post your specific need.
Bio-based adhesives and binders
AU
University of Alberta
Lignin converted into oligomers for coatings and high-strength adhesives.
Sponsored researchConceptualUniversity
EC
A cross-linking system that is entirely bio-based and still degrades.
In developmentStartup
ER
University of Washington
Pectin side streams turned into a binder for engineered wood.
Sponsored researchIn developmentUniversity
SH
Agricultural residues fractionated into pectin binders and cellulose fibers.
Sponsored researchIn developmentStartup
UO
University of Alberta
Animal byproducts cross-linked into an adhesive, with pathogens destroyed.
LicensingUniversity
North Carolina State University
Cellulose nanocrystals in a bistable polymer that re-bonds after failure.
In developmentUniversity
WJ
Innotech Materials, LLC
Hydrophobic nanocellulose with fatty acids, bonding to ABS and to a nail.
In developmentSupplier
Electrospun biopolymer films acting as a hot-tack adhesive and a coating.
Pilot or trial engagementIn developmentStartup
Crosslinkers and formulation design
RC
INSTRUMENTAL POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES
Gamma-hydroxy carbonates crosslinking reversibly, and biodegrading after.
In marketStartup
National Institute of Chemistry (Kemijski inštitut)
Functionalized lignin crosslinking a biobased epoxy, with no bisphenol-A.
In developmentUniversity
UO
University of Alberta
Higher polyol yields with the toxic solvent taken out of the process.
LicensingUniversity
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Bio-based chemistry is the largest cluster on Halo, drawn from lignin, pectin side streams, cellulose nanocrystals and agricultural protein. Five separate entries measure adhesion and supply none, and a smaller group works the other way, stopping a rubber or a mold from sticking at all. On Halo it spans six groups, including bio-based adhesives and binders, crosslinkers and formulation design, and measuring adhesion.
Stage of development. Work on adhesives and sealants on Halo is split between university programs and companies. 31% of the solutions are in market. University of Alberta has the most, followed by Northwestern University. Co-development and sponsored research are the usual partnering routes, and about 42% of the solutions that state terms offer pilot engagements.
Three trends in industrial adhesive solutions on Halo
Five entries measure, and none of them adhere. A pressurized interfacial failure method, a poker chip test running 20 to 50 samples a day, high-throughput measurement on equipment a lab already owns, rheology paired with tack for pressure-sensitives, and fiber optics embedded in the bondline reporting where it is failing. Adhesion is notoriously hard to quantify, and a sixth of the set is about that alone.
Curing cooler, on the equipment already installed. Four entries lower the energy of a cure: imidazole accelerators dropping epoxy powder by 20 to 40 degrees so wood can be coated, catalysts for lower-temperature polyacid condensation, and microwave or RF activated nanoparticles claiming up to 95% energy saved. Two of them stress that existing RF equipment will do, which is the constraint that decides adoption.
The binder comes from a side stream. Pectin production residues turned into a binder for engineered wood, agricultural biomass fractionated into pectin binders and cellulose fiber, lignin oligomers for high-strength adhesives, animal byproducts cross-linked into a polymer, and cellulose nanocrystals in a self-healing coating. Formaldehyde binders in wood panels are the incumbent most of these are aimed at.
518organizations
612solutions listed
50%from university labs
31%in market
Frequently asked questions
What are industrial adhesive solutions?
Adhesives and sealants covers making two things stick, stopping them sticking, and proving how well either worked. It spans bio-based adhesives and binders, crosslinker and formulation chemistry, catalysts that cure a bond at lower temperature, coatings that raise bond strength on a difficult surface, deliberate anti-adhesion for molds and rubber, and the test methods that measure any of it. Manufacturers, converters and formulators are the buyers.
What are examples of industrial adhesive solutions?
Five examples of industrial adhesive solutions on Halo include:
- A 55% biobased pressure-sensitive adhesive, validated on compostable diapers. (BioBond Adhesives, Inc.)
- Gamma-hydroxy carbonates crosslinking reversibly, and biodegrading after. (INSTRUMENTAL POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES)
- High-throughput adhesion measurement on equipment a lab already owns. (Northwestern University)
- Imidazole accelerators dropping epoxy powder cure by 20 to 40 degrees. (University of Southern Queensland)
- A 25nm dry-sprayed nanocoating raising bond strength three to ten times. (Swift Coat, Inc.)
What are the latest industrial adhesive innovations?
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Which companies and suppliers are developing industrial adhesive solutions?
There are 518 organizations with industrial adhesive solutions on Halo, 145 of them universities and research institutions. Among them are BioBond Adhesives, Inc., University of Alberta, and Ecotune, Inc.. Most offer co-development or sponsored research. Sign up to see every organization working in the area and to send them your specific need.
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