A 10:90 CPTEG:SA copolymer was synthesized as described previously [41 (link)]. Briefly, the diacids were acetylated at 140 °C for 30 min, and then reacted at 180 °C at 0.2 torr for 30–60 min, dissolved into methylene chloride (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA), precipitated into hexanes (Thermo Fisher Scientific), and dried. The molecular weight of the copolymer was ~15,000 g/mol, as confirmed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR; MR-400 MHz, Varian, Palo Alto, CA, USA) spectroscopy.
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