AIBN	azobisisobutyronitrile
CTA	S-1-dodecyl-S′-(α,α′-dimethyl-α″-acetic acid) trithiocarbonate chain transfer agent
CMC	critical micellization concentration
CGT	gel-to-sol transition
DLS	dynamic light scattering
DMAP	4-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine
DP	degree of polymerization
EDC	N-(3-(dimethylamino) propyl)-N-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride
FDA	US Food and Drug Administration
LCST	lower critical solution temperature
MEO2MA	2-(2-methoxy ethoxy) ethylmethacrylate
OEGMA	oligo (ethylene glycol) methacrylate
PBS	phosphate-buffered solution
PCL	poly(ε-caprolactone)
PEG	poly(ethyleneglycol)
PNIPAAm	poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide)
ROP	ring-opening polymerization
RAFT	reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization
Sn(Oct)2	stannous octoate