One‐Pot Synthesis of an Acid‐Labile Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymer and its pH‐Responsive Vesicular Assembly

An amphiphilic triblock copolymer segmented by an acid-labile β-thiopropionate linker was synthesized from a dithiol, a diacrylate, and an acrylate-terminated hydrophilic polymer in two steps in one pot. It showed spontaneous vesicular assembly, and the stimuli-responsive disassembly at mild acidic pH values resulted in sustained release of noncovalently encapsulated guest molecules. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.