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A composition comprising:

• a) a monomer comprising any of
• i) a first monomer having the formula CH2=CHCOOR1, where R1 is a linear alkyl group having from 9 to 16 carbon atoms or a branched alkyl group having from 9 to 30 carbon atoms, and whose homopolymer has a Tg less than 0° C.;
• ii) a second monomer having the formula CH2=CHCOOR2, where R2 is an alkyl group having at least 9 carbon atoms whose homopolymer has a Tg greater than 15° C.;
• or
• iii) combinations thereof, and
• b) crystalline zirconia particles having an average particle size no greater than about 20 nm and having a dispersion index ranging from about 1-3, said particles having a crystallinity index of at least about 0.65 and at least about 70% combined cubic and tetragonal crystal lattice structure in the absence of a cubic tetragonal crystal phase stabilizer.

A composition comprising:

• a) a first monomer having the formula CH2═CHCOOR1, where R1 is a linear alkyl group having from 9 to 16 carbon atoms or a branched alkyl group having from 9 to 30 carbon atoms, and whose homopolymer has a Tg less than 0° C.;
• b) a second monomer comprising a tricyclic hydrocarbon having the formula CH2═CHCOOR2, where R2 is an alkyl group having at least 9 carbon atoms whose homopolymer has Tg greater than 15° C.;
• and
• c) a component comprising any of:
• i) a monomer having the formula CH2CHCONHCR5R6COWP,
• where R5 and R6 are alkyl groups having from 1 to 14 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl groups having from 3 to 14 carbon atoms, aryl groups having from 5 to 12 carbon atoms, an arene group having from 6 to 16 carbon atoms and no greater than 3 atoms selected from the group consisting of S, N, and non-peroxide O, or where R5 and R6 when taken together with the carbon atoms to which they are connected form a carboxylic ring having 4 to 12 carbon atoms, W is O, NH, or a divalent connecting group, and P is ArR7, , where Ar is an styrene group and R7 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkoxy group, an aryl group, or an alkarylene group such that the total number of carbon atoms in ArR7 is at least 10, or
• where x is from 1 to 4, and R8 is a linear or branched alkyl group having at least 4 carbon atoms;
• ii) a monomer having the formula:
• where R9 is H or CH3, x is from 1 to 4, and R10 is a linear or branched alkyl group having at least 4 carbon atoms;
• iii) a monomer having the formula CH2═CHCOO(R11)nOCOCH═CH2, where R11 is a linear or branched alkylene and n is at least 6;
• iv) a polymer having a molecular weight greater than about 1500 and being soluble in at least one of said first monomer and said second monomer;
• v) surface-modified particles ;
• or
• vi) combinations thereof.

A composition comprising:

• a first monomer having the formula CH2═CHCOOR1, where R1 is a linear alkyl group having from 9 to 16 carbon atoms or a branched alkyl group having from 9 to 30 carbon atoms, and whose homopolymer has a Tg less than 0° C.;
• b) a second monomer having the formula CH2═CHCOOR2, where R2 is an alkyl group having at least 9 carbon atoms whose homopolymer has Tg greater than 15° C.;
• and
• c) a component comprising any of:
• i) from about 10 to about 30 parts by weight, base on the total weight of the composition, of a monomer having the formula CH2CHCONHCR5R6COWP, where R5 and R6 are alkyl groups having from 1 to 14 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl groups having from 3 to 14 carbon atoms, aryl groups having from 5 to 12 carbon atoms, an arene group having from 6 to 16 carbon atoms and no greater than 3 atoms selected from the group consisting of S, N, and non-peroxide O, or where R5 and R6 when taken together with the carbon atoms to which they are connected form a carboxylic ring having 4 to 12 carbon atoms, W is O, S, NH, or a divalent connecting group, and P is ArR7 where Ar is an styrene group and R7 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkoxy group, an aryl group, or an alkarylene group such that the total number of carbon atoms in ArR7is at least 10, or
• where x, is from 1 to 4, and R8 is a linear or branched alkyl group having at least 4 carbon atoms;
• ii) a monomer having the formula:
• where R9 is H or CH3, x, is from 1 to 4, and R10 is a linear or branched alkyl group having at least 4 carbon atoms;
• iii) a monomer having the formula CH2═CHCOO(R11)nOCOCH═CH2, where R11 is a linear or branched alkylene and n is at least 6;
• iv) a polymer having a molecular weight greater than about 1500 and being soluble in at least one of said first monomer and said second monomer;
• v) surface-modified particles ;
• or
• vi) combinations thereof.