Abstract: Polyamides according to formula (I): HO—[OC—(CH2)7—CH?CH—(CH2)7—CONH—(CH2)mNH]nH, where m is an integral number from 4 to 20, and n is an integral number from 30-10,000; formula (II): HO—[OC—(CxH2x-2y)—CONH—(CaH2a-2b)NH]nH where n is an integral number from 30-10,000, a and x each represent a value from 6-32, and b and y each represent a value from 0-12; formula (III): HO—{[OC—(CH2)16—CONH—(CH2)6NH]x—[CO—C6H4—CONH—(CH2)6NH]y}a+b—H, where a+b=n; a, b, n are integral numbers; and n represents a number from 30-10,000; and formula (IV): HO—{[OC—R1—CONH—R3—NH]x—[CO—R2—CONH—R4?—NH]y—[OC—R1—CONH—R4—NH]c—[CO—R2—CONH—R3?—NH]d}—H, where R1 and R3 are aliphatic with 4-22 carbon atoms; R2 and R4 are aromatic with 6-20 carbon atoms; a, b, m, n, and c, d, x, and y are integral numbers, c+d+x+y=a+b=m+n and equals 30 to 10,000 are provided. Methods for making the polyamides are also provided.