| AAc | acrylic acid |
| AAm | acrylamide |
| AIBN | 2,2′-azobis(2-methylpropionitrile) |
| BA | butyl acrylate |
| BHT | butyl hydroxyl toluene |
| CaGP | 2-glycerol phosphate |
| CB[8] | cucurbit[8]uril |
| α-CD | α-cyclodextrin |
| 3D | tridimensional |
| DAC | 2-(dimethylamino)ethylacrylatemethyl chloride |
| DC | double cross-linked (DBTDL: dibutyltin dilaurate |
| DCPA | dicyclopentyl acrylate |
| D-Gel | dual-cross-linked hydrogels |
| DLS | dynamic light scattering |
| DMBA | dimethylbutanoic acid |
| DN | double-network |
| DPC | dual physically cross-linked |
| EDPOA | ethyl-2-[4-(dihydroxyphosphoryl)-2-oxabutyl]-acrylate |
| G-6-P | glucose-6-phosphate |
| HMA | hexadecyl methacrylate |
| HPR | hydropropylated polyrotaxane |
| IPDI | isophorone diisocyanate |
| IPN | interpenetrating polymer network |
| KPS | potassium peroxodisulfate |
| MBAAm | N,N′-methylene-bis(acrylamide) |
| M-Gel | mono-cross-linked hydrogels |
| MMSPH | macromolecular microspheres |
| MPS | 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane |
| NaAAc | sodium acrylic acid |
| NaMMT | sodium montmorillonite |
| NCHs | nanocomposite hydrogels |
| NIPA | N-isopropylacrylamide |
| LMWG | low molecular weight gelators |
| PAAc | polyacrylic acid |
| P(AAm-co-AAc) | poly(acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) |
| P(AAm-co-LMA) | poly(acrylamide-co-laurylmethacrylate) |
| PAAm-l-MBAm | Polyacrylamide-l-N,N′-methylenebis-(acrylamide) |
| PDMA-l-TEG | poly-N,N-dimethyl acrylamide-l-TEG |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |
| PF127 | pluronic F127 |
| PHEA-l-TEG | triethylene glycol dimethacrylate |
| PNIPAm | poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) |
| PUU | polyurethane-urea |
| Q-CNCs | quaternized cellulose nanocrystals |
| TEMED | N,N,N,N-tetramethylethylenediamine |
| SEM | scanning electron microscopy |
| SDS | sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| SMA | stearyl methacrylate |
| SPBs | spherical polymer brushes |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |