3D	Three dimensional
Ada or AD	Adamantane
CD	Cyclodextrin
DSC	Differential scanning calorimetry
FT-IR	Fourier transform infra-red
HGM	Host–guest macromer
HLB	Hydrophile lipophile balance
ICD	Induced circular dichroism
IPN	Interpenetrating network
LMW	Low molecular weight
NMR	Nuclear magnetic resonance
NP	Nanoparticle
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
PIC	Polymer inclusion network
PPR	Polypseudorotaxane
SANS	Small-angle neutron scattering
SAXS	Small-angle X-ray scattering
SEM	Scanning electron microscopy
TEM	Total emission microscopy
STM	Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
UV/Vis	Ultra-violet visible
XRD	X-ray diffraction