A surgical stapling apparatus ((10),(110)) includes a cartridge assembly, an anvil assembly, a surgical buttress ((24),(124)), and a low molecular weight bioabsorbable adhesive. The cartridge assembly includes a plurality of staples ((50),(150)) and a tissue contacting surface defining staple retaining slots. The anvil assembly includes a tissue contacting surface defining staple pockets for forming staples expelled from the staple retaining slots of the cartridge assembly. The surgical buttress is disposed on at least one of the tissue contacting surfaces of the cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly. The low molecular weight bioabsorbable adhesive releasably retains the surgical buttress on the at least one of the tissue contacting surfaces of the cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly.
