The invention relates to a curable
sealant composition broadly comprising a resealable, swellable, reactive
sealant and free
radical initiator; said resealable, swellable reactive
sealant comprises monofunctional
monomer(s), multifunctional
monomer(s),
reactive polymer such as unsaturated styrenic block
copolymer, swellable additive, and optional components. The monofunctional
monomer is a
vinyl ester derivative of versatic acid with C9-C12 carbon atoms, or monoacrylate, monomethacrylate, monoacrylamide, or monomethacrylamide. The multifunctional monomer are di-, tri-,
tetra-, and / or penta-functional monomers with vinyl,
acrylate,
methacrylate,
acrylamide, or
methacrylamide functionality, such as tricyclodecane dimethanol diacrylate,
trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate, 1,3-butylene
glycol dimethacrylate or a mixture thereof. The reactive unsaturated
polymer is a styrenic block
copolymer such as SBS, SIS, S-I / B-S, I-SEBS-I, and mixtures of two or more of these. The swellable additive is selected from saturated block copolymers such as SEBS, SEPS, SEEPS, and I-SEBS-I, or a mixture of these. Free radical initiators are preferably peroxides, although others are acceptable.