| F | force |
| FAd | adhesion force or pull-off force |
| Mn | number-average molecular weight |
| Mw | weight-average molecular weight |
| NMMA | nanoporous monolithic microsphere array |
| PDMS | poly(dimethyl siloxane) |
| PS | polystyrene |
| PS-b-P2VP | polystyrene-block-poly(2-vinyl pyridine) |
| P2VP | poly(2-vinyl pyridine) |
| RH | relative humidity |
| rs | microsphere radius |
| Si | silicon |
| THF | tetrahydrofurane |
| WSe | work of separation |