A triblock copolymer, poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(glycerol monomethacrylate)-b-poly(2-(diethylamino) ethyl methacrylate) (PEG-PGMA-PDEA), was synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization ( ATRP) by successive polymerization of glycerol monomethacrylate (GMA) and 2-( diethylamino) ethyl methacrylate (DEA) using a PEG-based ATRP macroinitiator. Reacting the obtained triblock copolymer with varying amounts of cinnamoyl chloride in anhydrous pyridine yielded PEG-(PCGMA-co-PGMA)-PDEA triblock copolymer with photo-cross-linkable moieties, where PCGMA is poly(3-cinnamoyl glycerol monomethacrylate) and the mean degree of cinnamoylation ranges from 5 to 50 mol% relative to the PGMA block. All PEG-( PCGMA-co-PGMA)- PDEA triblock copolymers molecularly dissolve in aqueous media at acidic pH; upon addition of NaOH, micellization occurred above pH 7-8 to form three-layer "onionlike" micelles comprising PDEA cores, PCGMA-co-PGMA inner shells, and PEG outer coronas. The pH-induced micellization kinetics of PEG(113)-(CGMA(0.5)-co-GMA(0.5))(50)-DEA(65) triblock copolymers was investigated by stopped- flow light scattering upon a pH jump from 3 to 10, and compared to that of PEG(113)-PGMA(50)-PDEA(65). Facile cross-linking of the PCGMA-co-PGMA inner shell was then conducted via UV irradiation. The PDEA cores of the resulting shell cross-linked (SCL) micelles exhibited reversible pH-responsive behavior. The extent of pH-induced swelling/shrinking and the colloidal stability of SCL micelles were mainly determined by the extent of cross-linking. The dissociation kinetics of the triblock copolymer micelles before and after shell cross-linking was also investigated employing the stopped-flow technique. It was found that SCL micelles prepared at higher degrees (> 20 mol %) of crosslinking exhibited excellent colloidal stability to external pH changes.