| AGE | allyl glycidyl erher |
| CaLB | Candida antarctica lipase B |
| DMPA | 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone |
| ε-CL | ε-caprolactone |
| EEGE | ethoxyethyl glycidyl ether |
| Ð | dispersity index |
| MBDSTFA | N-methyl-N-tert-butyldimethylsilyl-trifluoroacetamide |
| MG | microgel |
| MTP | microtiterplate |
| PDL | pentadecalactone |
| pNBP | para-nitrophenol butyrate |
| ROP | ring opening polymerization |
| SDS | sodium dodecylsulfate |
| tBGE | tert-butyl glycidyl ether |
| TEA | triethanolamine |
| TEGME | triethylene glycol monomethylether |
| UDL | 11-undecanolide |
| YPD | yeast extract peptone dextrose |