Patent ID: 7468397

Claim:
A monomer of formula (I): wherein L can be the same or different and is selected from the group consisting of a bond, urethanes, carbonates, carbamates, carboxyl ureidos, sulfonyls, a straight or branched C1-C30 alkyl group, a C1-C30 fluoroalkyl group, a C1-C20 ester-containing group, an alkyl ether, cycloalkyl ether, cycloalkenyl ether, aryl ether, arylalkyl ether, a polyether containing group, an ureido group, an amide group, an amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C30 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C30 cycloalkylalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C30 cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C30 arylalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C30 heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C30 heterocyclic ring, a substituted or unsubstituted C4-C30 heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 heteroarylalkyl group, a C5-C30 fluoroaryl group, or a hydroxyl substituted alkyl ether and combinations thereof; X − is at least a single charged counter ion; x and y are independently 2-200, n is an integer from 1 to about 500; R1 and R2 are each independently, a straight or branched C1-C30 alkyl group, a C1-C30 fluoroalkyl group, a C1-C20 ester-containing group, an alkyl ether, cycloalkyl ether, cycloalkenyl ether, aryl ether, arylalkyl ether, a polyether containing group, a ureido group, an amide group, an amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C30 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C30 cycloalkylalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C30 cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C30 arylalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C30 heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C30 heterocyclic ring, a substituted or unsubstituted C4-C30 heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 heteroarylalkyl group, fluorine, a C5-C30 fluoroaryl group, or a hydroxyl group; Z is either R1, R2 or V; and V is independently a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated organic radical.