A - pharmaceutical tablet composition, or - soft chewable composition, or - detergent composition, or - beverage filtration agent composition, or - membrane composition, or - printable media composition, or - bioadhesive composition for use as a component in a wound dressing, or - component to a separator used in an electrochemical cell comprising a proliferous polymer composition comprising repeating units derived from: a) at least one monomer comprising at least one functionalized or unfunctionalized acryloyl moiety and at least one lactam moiety having the structure: wherein each said R 1 and R 3 is independently hydrogen or methyl; said R 2 is X is selected from the group consisting of OR 4, OM, halogens, and N(R 5)(R 6); each R 4, R 5, and R 6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and functionalized and unfunctionalized alkyl; each M is independently selected from the group consisting of metal ions, ammonium ions, organic ammonium cations, and combinations thereof, each Y is independently oxygen, NR 7 or sulfur; and R 7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and functionalized and unfunctionalized alkyl; each Q 1 and Q 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of functionalized and unfunctionalized alkylene; b) an optional at least one monomer comprising at least one double bond, and c) at least one cross-linker. - pharmaceutical tablet composition, or - soft chewable composition, or - detergent composition, or - beverage filtration agent composition, or - membrane composition, or - printable media composition, or - bioadhesive composition for use as a component in a wound dressing, or - component to a separator used in an electrochemical cell comprising a proliferous polymer composition comprising repeating units derived from: a) at least one monomer comprising at least one functionalized or unfunctionalized acryloyl moiety and at least one lactam moiety having the structure: wherein each said R 1 and R 3 is independently hydrogen or methyl; said R 2 is X is selected from the group consisting of OR 4, OM, halogens, and N(R 5)(R 6); each R 4, R 5, and R 6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and functionalized and unfunctionalized alkyl; each M is independently selected from the group consisting of metal ions, ammonium ions, organic ammonium cations, and combinations thereof, each Y is independently oxygen, NR 7 or sulfur; and R 7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and functionalized and unfunctionalized alkyl; each Q 1 and Q 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of functionalized and unfunctionalized alkylene; b) an optional at least one monomer comprising at least one double bond, and c) at least one cross-linker. a) at least one monomer comprising at least one functionalized or unfunctionalized acryloyl moiety and at least one lactam moiety having the structure: wherein each said R 1 and R 3 is independently hydrogen or methyl; said R 2 is X is selected from the group consisting of OR 4, OM, halogens, and N(R 5)(R 6); each R 4, R 5, and R 6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and functionalized and unfunctionalized alkyl; each M is independently selected from the group consisting of metal ions, ammonium ions, organic ammonium cations, and combinations thereof, each Y is independently oxygen, NR 7 or sulfur; and R 7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and functionalized and unfunctionalized alkyl; each Q 1 and Q 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of functionalized and unfunctionalized alkylene; wherein each said R 1 and R 3 is independently hydrogen or methyl; said R 2 is X is selected from the group consisting of OR 4, OM, halogens, and N(R 5)(R 6); each R 4, R 5, and R 6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and functionalized and unfunctionalized alkyl; each M is independently selected from the group consisting of metal ions, ammonium ions, organic ammonium cations, and combinations thereof, each Y is independently oxygen, NR 7 or sulfur; and R 7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and functionalized and unfunctionalized alkyl; each Q 1 and Q 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of functionalized and unfunctionalized alkylene; b) an optional at least one monomer comprising at least one double bond, and c) at least one cross-linker.