Patent ID: 8193292

Claim:
A polymer comprising: a plurality of residues of a borane and/or carborane cage compound monomer, wherein said cage compound monomer comprises at least one silyl substituent having the formula —R 6 Si(OR 7 ) n R 8 3−n wherein R 6 is a C 0 to C 20 alkylene or arylene group, oxygen, or —OR 9 —, wherein R 9 is a C 1 to C 20 alkylene or arylene group; wherein each R 7 is independently any alkyl group; wherein n is at least 2; and wherein R 8 is hydrogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkaryl group, or an aralkyl group, wherein said cage compound monomer comprises at least 7 cage atoms; and a plurality of residues of a curing agent.