Semirenewable polyamides containing disulfide bonds: synthesis, degradation, self-healing, and triboelectric properties

Pavel S. Kulyabin; Alejandra Sophia Lozano-Pérez; Tianhuai Xu; Yogeshwar D. More; Harini Sampathkumar; Ketan Pancholi; Oliver Page; Chloe Rennie; Lea Hämmerling; Kelly Lima; Eli Zysman-Colman; Jin-Chong Tan; Amit Kumar

doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.5c02730

Semirenewable polyamides containing disulfide bonds: synthesis, degradation, self-healing, and triboelectric properties

Pavel S. Kulyabin, Alejandra Sophia Lozano-Pérez, Tianhuai Xu, Yogeshwar D. More, Harini Sampathkumar, Ketan Pancholi, Oliver Page, Chloe Rennie, Lea Hämmerling, Kelly Lima, Eli Zysman-Colman^*, Jin-Chong Tan^*, Amit Kumar^*

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We report here the synthesis, degradation, and properties of polyamides containing disulfide bonds. The polyamides have been prepared using a two-step melt polycondensation process from 4,4′-dithiodibutyric acid and bioderived Priamine. The degradation of these polymers has been investigated using a combination of tools, such as visible light photocatalysis, and UV-mediated degradation. The chemical, physical, and mechanical properties of these polymers were also studied. The disulfide-containing polymers exhibit elastomeric and self-healing properties while showing high thermal stability. Furthermore, the novel application of these unique tribopositive polymers as self-repairable triboelectric nanogenerators for energy harvesting has also been demonstrated.

Original language	English
Number of pages	10
Journal	Macromolecules
Volume	ASAP
Early online date	14 Nov 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5c02730
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 14 Nov 2025

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Semirenewable Polyamides Containing Disulfide Bonds: Synthesis, Degradation, Self-Healing, and Triboelectric Properties (dataset)
Kulyabin, P. (Creator), Lozano Perez, A. S. (Creator), Xu, T. (Creator), More , Y. D. (Creator), Sampathkumar , H. (Creator), Pancholi , K. (Creator), Rennie , C. (Creator), Hämmerling , L. (Creator), Zysman-Colman, E. (Creator), Kumar, A. (Creator) & Tan, J.-C. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 17 Nov 2025
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Kulyabin, P. S., Lozano-Pérez, A. S., Xu, T., More, Y. D., Sampathkumar, H., Pancholi, K., Page, O., Rennie, C., Hämmerling, L., Lima, K., Zysman-Colman, E., Tan, J.-C., & Kumar, A. (2025). Semirenewable polyamides containing disulfide bonds: synthesis, degradation, self-healing, and triboelectric properties. Macromolecules, ASAP. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5c02730

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