| H2S | Hydrogen sulfide |
| EPAA | Electroactive poly(amic acid) |
| L-EPAA | Linear electroactive poly(amic acid) |
| B-EPAA | Branch electroactive poly(amic acid) |
| Ppm | parts-per-million |
| DLC | Discotic liquid crystal |
| PI | Polyimide |
| PLA | Polylactic acid |
| PUU | Polyurethane-urea |
| PMMA | Polymethacrylate |
| ODA | 4,4′-Oxydianiline |
| DMF | N,N-Dimethyl formamide |
| PMDA | 1,2,4,5-Pyromellitic dianhydride |
| NO2 | Nitrogen dioxide |
| CO | Carbon monoxide |
| SO2 | Sulfur dioxide |
| ITO | Indium tin oxide |
| FTIR | Fourier-transform infrared |
| ATR | Attenuated total reflectance |
| GPC | Gel permeation chromatography |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| BET | Brunauer–Emmett–Teller |
| BATAT | Bilaterally amino-terminated aniline tetramer |
| UATAT | Unilaterally amine-terminated aniline tetramer |
| DFAT | Aniline tetramer-difluorobenzene monomer |
| SCEDA | Side chain electroactive diamine monomers |
| IDE | Interdigitated electrode |
| PEL | Permissible exposure limit |
| OSHA | Occupational safety and health administration |
| RH | Relative humidity |
| LOD | Limit of detection |
| Mw | Weight-average molecular weight |
| Mn | Number-average molecular weight |
| PDI | Polydispersity index |
| CV | Coefficient of variation |
| ICP | Intrinsic conducting polymer |
| PANI | Polyaniline |