AA	adipic acid;
AIBA	2,2′-azobis(2-methylpropionamidine) dihydrochloride;
AIBN	2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile;
ATRP	atom transfer radical polymerization;
BA	butyl acrylate;
Bu	butyl group;
Cat.	catalyst;
DA	dehydroabietic acid;
DBU	1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene;
DCC	N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide;
DDPD	dehydroabietyl phosphate diester;
DMAP	4-dimethylaminopyridine;
DMF	dimethylformamide;
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide;
EC	ethyl cellulose;
EEW	epoxy equivalent weight;
Et	ethyl group;
HDMA Cl	hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride;
HDTMAB	hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide;
HPI	hydrophilic polyester intermediate;
HPLC	high-performance liquid chromatography;
HQ	hydroquinone;
IPA	isophtalic acid;
JCR	Journal Citation Reports;
m.p.	melting point;
Me	methyl group;
MEK	methyl ethyl ketone;
MPA	maleopimaric acid;
NMP	N-methyl pyrrolidone;
NMR	nuclear magnetic resonance;
NPG	neopentyl glycol;
PAA	poly(acrylic acid);
PEG	poly(ethylene glycol);
Ph	phenyl group;
PMDETA	pentamethyldiethylenetriamine;
PPh3	triphenylphosphine;
PSA	pressure sensitive adhesives;
pTSA	p-toluene sulfonic acid;
RAFT	reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization;
ROMP	ring-opening metathesis polymerization;
UV	ultraviolet;
TBA Br	tetrabutylammonium bromide;
TEBAC	benzyltriethylammonium chloride;
THF	tetrahydrofuran;
TMP	trimethylolpropane;
TPT	tetraisopropyl titanate;
TRL	technology readiness level;