Abstract
Triblock copolymers, poly(γ-benzyl-L-glutamate)-block-polyisoprene-block- poly(γ-benzyl-L-glutamate) (PBLG-b PI-b-PBLG), were prepared via the ring-opening polymerization of a N-carboxyanhydride of γ-benzyl-L-glutamate initiated with a diamino-terminated PI. Aggregate formation in solution was confirmed by dynamic light scattering measurement. The triblock copolymer was cross-linked via thermal polymerization of the double bond moieties in the PI segment. The phase separation behavior of the PBLG and PI segments was visualized by hydrolysis of the PBLG segment.
