NOVELTY - Azolium ionomer compounds (A) are new.    USE - (A) is useful: for forming cured polymeric product; and in an article, which is fuel cell membrane, pharmaceutical stopper, syringe fitting, ion-exchange resin, separation membrane, toilet safety equipment, garden equipment, spa equipment, water filtration equipment, caulking, sealant, grout, contact cement, adhesive, pressure sensitive adhesive, tank liner, membrane, packaging material, cell culture equipment, light switch, exercise equipment, railing, sports equipment, steering wheel, writing tool, luggage, o-ring, tire inner liner, tire tread, thermoplastic vulcanizate, gasket, appliance, baby product, bottle, lid, toilet seat, toilet fixture, flooring, surface, surface for food preparation, utensil, handle, grip, door knob, container for food storage, gardening tool, kitchen fixture, kitchen product, office product, pet product, water storage equipment, food preparation equipment, shopping cart, surfacing material, storage container, footwear, protective wear, sporting gear, cart, dental equipment, clothing, handheld device, telephone, toy, container for fluid, catheter, keyboard, surface of vessel, surface of pipe, surface of duct, coating, food processing equipment, materials handling equipment, auger, conveyor belt, biomedical device, filter, additive, computer, dock, drilling platform, ship hull, underwater infrastructure, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment, shower wall, shower flooring, implant, medical textile, tissue sealant, tissue adhesive, personal protective equipment, wet suit, dry suit, respiratory mask, article to minimize biofouling, pacemaker, wound dressing, ice machine, water cooler, fruit juice dispenser, soft drinking machine, piping, storage vessel, metering system, valve, fitting, attachment, filter housing, lining, barrier coating, insulation, chemical protective equipment or biochemical protective equipment (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (A): provides superior adhesion relative to a non-ionic analogue of the polymer and provides superior adhesion to glass, mylar, plastic, mineral, metal and/or ceramic; reduces a population of or prevents accumulations of organisms (e.g. bacteria, algae, fungi, mollusks and arthropods), where the organism comprises microorganism, which is gram-negative bacteria (e.g. Salmonella and Neisseria meningitidis) or gram-positive bacteria (e.g. Streptomyces and Actinomyces); provides superior mechanical properties to a non-ionic analogue of the polymer; superior static properties and/or superior dynamic properties relative to a non-ionic analogue of the polymer, where the static property is compression set resistance and the dynamic property is flex fatigue; and have chemical and thermal stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Azolium ionomer compounds (A) of formulae (polymer-Azolium+ X-) (I), substituted imidazolium compounds of formula (II), substituted pyrazolium compounds of formula (III), substituted oxazolium or thiazolium compounds of formula (IV), 2H-(1,2,3)triazol-1-ium compounds of formula (V) and 1H-(1,2,4)triazol-4-ium compounds of formula (VI) are new.    X = anion; and either    R1, R3, R4 = 1-16C aliphatic or 1-16C aryl (both optionally substituted) H and/or silane, and optionally bear at least one functional moiety; and    R2 = olefin, 1-16C aliphatic and/or 1-16C aryl (all optionally substituted), optionally bears at least one functional moiety; and    R2a = 1-16C aliphatic and/or 1-12C aryl (both optionally substituted) and optionally bears a functional moiety; or    any combination of R1-R4+azole ring or R1, R2a, R3 and R4+azole ring = cyclic structure;    X1 = S or O; either    R5 = 1-16C aliphatic and/or 1-16C aryl (both optionally substituted) and optionally bears a functional moiety; and    R6, R7 = 1-16C aliphatic or 1-12C aryl (both optionally substituted), H, and/or silane and optionally bear a functional moiety; or    optionally, any combination of R5-R7+azole ring = cyclic structure; and    Polymer = derivative of brominated isobutylene-isoprene copolymer (BIIR), chloro isobutene isoprene rubber (CIIR), brominated isobutylene paramethyl styrene (BIMS), polychloroprene, halogenated ethylene propylene diene monomer, halogenated polypropylene, halogenated polyethylene and/or halogenated ethylene-propylene copolymers.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) isobutylene-isoprene rubber-butylimidazole bromide and isobutylene-isoprene rubber-vinylimidazole bromide;    (2) the preparation of (A);    (3) a cured polymeric product prepared by subjecting (A) to an appropriate trigger for curing;    (4) cured polymeric product derived from crosslinking (A) ((1-(3-trimethoxysilylpropyl)-3-alkyl imidazolium) (bromide), isobutylene-isoprene rubber-butylimidazole bromide or isobutylene-isoprene rubber-vinylimidazole bromide);    (5) preparing crosslinked polymer, comprising either mixing a halogenated polymer and azole to form a mixture and subjecting the mixture to an appropriate trigger or subjecting (A) to a curing technique or subjecting (A) to an appropriate trigger; and    (6) a kit comprising a halogenated polymer, an azole and instructions comprising directions to subject a mixture of the halogenated polymer and the azole to a trigger to form a crosslinked polymer.