A method for the production of a polyamino acid random copolymer, the method comprising: a. polymerizing a mixture comprising at least one N-carboxyanhydride comprising Formula and at least one N-carboxyanhydride comprising Formula in the presence of a polymerization initiator, wherein the molar ratio of N-carboxyanhydrides comprising Formula and to polymerization initiator is from 31:1 to 50:1, to form a random copolymer comprising a repeat unit comprising Formula (Ia) and a repeat unit comprising Formula (IIa); wherein: the N-carboxyanhydride comprising Formula corresponds to the following structure: the N-carboxyanhydride comprising Formula corresponds to the following structure: the repeat unit comprising Formula (Ia) corresponds to the following structure: the repeat unit comprising Formula (IIa) corresponds to the following structure: b. hydrolyzing R 1 from the repeat unit comprising Formula (Ia) in the presence of a base to form the polyamino acid random copolymer comprising repeat units corresponding to Formula (IIa) and (Ib), the repeat unit comprising Formula (Ib) corresponding to the following structure: wherein: R 1 is an alkyl; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of {-}CH 2 CH(CH 3) 2; {-}CH 3; {-}CH(CH 3) 2; {-}(CH 2) 3; {-}H; {-}CH 2 OH; {-}CH 2 C NH 2; {-}(CH 2) 2 C NH 2; {-}(CH 2) 2 SCH 3; {-}(CH 2)indolyl; {-}(CH 2)benzyl; {-}(CHCH 3)CH 2 CH 3; {-} OHCH 3; {-}(CH 2)SH; {-}(CH 2)C 6 H 4 OH; {-}(CH 2)C 3 N 2 H 4; {-}(CH 2) 4 NH 3 +; and {-}(CH 2) 3 NHC(N + H 2)NH 2; X is hydrogen or an alkali metal m is 1 or 2; and n is an integer. a. polymerizing a mixture comprising at least one N-carboxyanhydride comprising Formula and at least one N-carboxyanhydride comprising Formula in the presence of a polymerization initiator, wherein the molar ratio of N-carboxyanhydrides comprising Formula and to polymerization initiator is from 31:1 to 50:1, to form a random copolymer comprising a repeat unit comprising Formula (Ia) and a repeat unit comprising Formula (IIa); wherein: the N-carboxyanhydride comprising Formula corresponds to the following structure: the N-carboxyanhydride comprising Formula corresponds to the following structure: the repeat unit comprising Formula (Ia) corresponds to the following structure: the repeat unit comprising Formula (IIa) corresponds to the following structure: the N-carboxyanhydride comprising Formula corresponds to the following structure: the N-carboxyanhydride comprising Formula corresponds to the following structure: the repeat unit comprising Formula (Ia) corresponds to the following structure: the repeat unit comprising Formula (IIa) corresponds to the following structure: b. hydrolyzing R 1 from the repeat unit comprising Formula (Ia) in the presence of a base to form the polyamino acid random copolymer comprising repeat units corresponding to Formula (IIa) and (Ib), the repeat unit comprising Formula (Ib) corresponding to the following structure: wherein: R 1 is an alkyl; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of {-}CH 2 CH(CH 3) 2; {-}CH 3; {-}CH(CH 3) 2; {-}(CH 2) 3; {-}H; {-}CH 2 OH; {-}CH 2 C NH 2; {-}(CH 2) 2 C NH 2; {-}(CH 2) 2 SCH 3; {-}(CH 2)indolyl; {-}(CH 2)benzyl; {-}(CHCH 3)CH 2 CH 3; {-} OHCH 3; {-}(CH 2)SH; {-}(CH 2)C 6 H 4 OH; {-}(CH 2)C 3 N 2 H 4; {-}(CH 2) 4 NH 3 +; and {-}(CH 2) 3 NHC(N + H 2)NH 2; X is hydrogen or an alkali metal m is 1 or 2; and n is an integer. R 1 is an alkyl; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of {-}CH 2 CH(CH 3) 2; {-}CH 3; {-}CH(CH 3) 2; {-}(CH 2) 3; {-}H; {-}CH 2 OH; {-}CH 2 C NH 2; {-}(CH 2) 2 C NH 2; {-}(CH 2) 2 SCH 3; {-}(CH 2)indolyl; {-}(CH 2)benzyl; {-}(CHCH 3)CH 2 CH 3; {-} OHCH 3; {-}(CH 2)SH; {-}(CH 2)C 6 H 4 OH; {-}(CH 2)C 3 N 2 H 4; {-}(CH 2) 4 NH 3 +; and {-}(CH 2) 3 NHC(N + H 2)NH 2; X is hydrogen or an alkali metal m is 1 or 2; and n is an integer.