| ATBC | acetyltributyl citrate |
| Ag-NPs | Ag nanoparticles |
| CVD | chemical vapor deposition |
| FPU | fluorinated polyurethane |
| EPU | ethanol-soluble polyurethane |
| FS | flash-spun nonwoven |
| GTR | gas transmission rate |
| LAP | long-chain alkyl polymers |
| MDO | machine direction orientation |
| MWCNT | multi-walled carbon nanotube |
| NIPS | Nonsolvent-induced phase separation |
| NF-TENG | friction nanogenerators |
| NS | hydrophobic polymer dextrin-nanosponge |
| ODA | 4,4′-oxidianiline |
| PMDA | pyromellitic dianhydride |
| PVDF | polyvinylidene fluoride |
| PI-ENM | electrospun nanofiber membrane |
| PU | polyurethane |
| PAN | polyacrylonitrile |
| PDMS | polydimethylsiloxane |
| PCD | polycarbodiimide |
| PBAT | Polybutylene adipate-co-terephthalate |
| PIM-1 | a polymer of intrinsic microporosity |
| PCL | polycaprolactone |
| PA66 | thermoplastic resin |
| PTFE | polytetrafluoroethylene |
| PVA | polyvinyl alcohol |
| RH | relative humidity |
| SF | film/nonwoven composite |
| SMS | punbond/melt-blown/spunbonded polypropylene |
| SA | silica aerogel |
| SBE-βCD | sodium sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin |
| TIPS | thermally induced phase separation |
| TPS | thermoplastic starch |
| TVC | total viable count |
| THSPUs | polyurethane-based breathable membranes |
| VDWTF | van der Waals thin-film electronics |
| WVT | water vapor transmission rate |