3D	three-dimensional
A	poly(acrylic acid), PAA
AH	poly(allylamine hydrochlorid)
APA	PAA-b-P2VP-b-PAA
APA1	PAA134-b-P2VP628-b-PAA134
APA2	PAA163-b-P2VP1397-b-PAA163
APA3	PAA109-b-P2VP819-b-PAA109
A(QP)A	PAA-b-QP2VP-b-PAA
A(QP)A2	PAA163-b-QP2VP1397-b-PAA163
A(QP)A3	PAA109-b-QP2VP819-b-PAA109
A(QP)A4	PAA20-b-QP2VP172-b-PAA20
CMC	critical micelle concentration
CCC	complex coacervate core
Cgel	critical gel concentration
E	poly(ethylene oxide), PEO
EG	poly(ethylene glycol), PEG
G	poly(l-glutamic acid), PGA
GE	poly(allyl glycidyl ether), PAGE
(GE)(EG)(GE)	PAGE-b-PEG-b-PAGE
G(EG)G	PGA-b-PEG-b-PGA
iep	isoelectric point
L	poly(l-lysine), PLL
LCST	lower critical solution temperature
L(EG)L	PLL-b-PEG-b-PLL
M	poly[4-(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl)-aminomethylstyrene], PMNT
M(EG)M	PMNT-b-PEG-b-PMNT
P	poly(2-vinyl pyridine), P2VP
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
QP	quaternized poly(2-vinyl pyridine), QP2VP
S	poly(3-sulfopropylmethacrylic acid), PSPMA
SANS	small-angle neutron scattering
SAXS	small-angle X-ray scattering
SES	PSPMA28-b-PEO210-b-PSPMA28