| P2VP | poly(2-vinyl pyridine) |
| P4VP | poly(4-vinyl pyridine) |
| P3HT | poly(3-hexyl thiophene) |
| PBd | polybutadiene |
| PCL | poly(ε-caprolactone) |
| PDLA | poly(d-lactide) |
| PDLLA | poly(d,l-lactide) |
| PDMAEMA | poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) |
| PDMS | poly(dimethyl siloxane) |
| PE | polyethylene |
| PEG | poly(ethylene glycol) |
| PEO | poly(ethylene oxide) |
| PHIC | poly(hexyl isocyanate) |
| PLLA | poly(l-lactide) |
| PMan | poly(maleic anhydride) |
| PMMA | poly(methyl methacrylate) |
| PnBA | poly(n-butyl acrylate) |
| PNBE | polynorbornene |
| PNIPAAM | poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) |
| PBAEAM | P(N-tert-butyloxycarbonyl-N′-acryl-1,2-diaminoethane) |
| PS | polystyrene |
| PSOH or PpHS | poly(p-hydroxy styrene) |
| P(pHS-co-PhMI) | poly(p-hydroxystyrene-co-N-phenylmaleimide) |
| PtBA | poly(tert-butyl acrylate) |
| PtBOS | poly(tert-butoxy styrene) |
| PTFEMA | poly(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl methacrylate) |
| PTFpHS | poly(tetrafluoro-p-hydroxystyrene) |