Patent ID: 8362175

Claim:
A compound according to formula (I): wherein n is an integer between 1 and 10,000; Z and Z′, together with the atoms to which they are attached, represent acrylate, methacrylate or amino end groups; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, acyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, amino, aminoalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, amido, alkylthioether, carbamoyl, carbonyldioxyl, carboxyl ester, cyclic aliphatic, cyclic heteroaliphatic, aromatic, heteroaromatic and ureido groups, each of which groups may be substituted with at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, acyl, alkoxy, alkoxylalkyl, amino, aminoalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, amido, cyclic aliphatic, heterocyclic aliphatic, halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, carbamoyl, carboxylic acid, carbonyldioxyl, alkylthioether, siloxyl, and thiohydroxyl groups; and A is a rubber moiety with a molecular weight in a range of about 1000 g/mol to about 10,000 g/mol selected from the group consisting of butadiene, chloroprene, isoprene, and styrene-butadiene units.