Rapid and Tunable Reductive Degradation of Disulfide‐Labeled Polyesters

A new approach for rapid and tunable degradation of reductively degradable polyesters (ssPESs) with multiple disulfides on the polymer backbones is reported. The approach centers on the control of the amount of disulfides in the synthesis of ssPESs by polycondensation of a disulfide-containing diacid with various single and mixed diols having different molecular weights and disulfides. The disulfide concentration in ssPESs is tuned by incorporation of diols labeled with disulfides or diols with different MWs. The degradation rate is enhanced with increasing ssPES molecular weight. With ssPESs bearing disulfides positioned repeatedly along the backbone, the rapid and controlled degradation is compared with the slow degradation of polyesters with only a single disulfide in the center.

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