3D	3-dimensional
BR	birefringence
CST	continuous service temperature
DIDP	diisodecyl phthalate
DINCH	di-isononyl-cyclohexane-1,2-dicarb-oxylate
DLP	direct light processing
DOP	dioctyl phthalate
DPE	di-phenylether
EVA	ethylene vinyl acetate
HDPE	high density polyethylene
HMB	hexamethylbenzene
J	flux
LCST	lower critical solution temperature
LDPE	low density polyethylene
L–L	liquid–liquid separation
LLDPE	linear low density polyethylene
LP	liquid paraffin
MSCS	melt-spinning combined with cold-stretching
NIPS	non-solvent induced phase inversion
OPE	oxidized polyethylene
P	permeability
P’	permeance
PDMS	polydimethylsiloxane
PE	polyethylene
PE-b-PEG	polyethylene-block-poly(ethylene glycol)
PI	polyimide
PP	polypropylene
PR	photoresist
PS	polystyrene
PSU	polysulfone
PSµM	phase separation micromolding
PTFE	polytetrafluoroethylene
PTMG	polytetramethyleneglycol
PVDF	poly (vinylidene fluoride)
R	true retention coefficient
RIE	reactive ion etching
Robs	observed retention coefficient
SBO	soybean oil
SEPS	polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene-ran-propylene)-block-polystyrene
S–L or L-S	solid–liquid separation
T1	initial temperature
TCE	trichloroethylene
TEPTEH	triethylolpropanetris (2-ethylhexanoate)
TG	glass transition temperature
TIPS	thermally induced phase separation
Tm	melting temperature
TPMS	triply periodic minimal surfaces
UCST	upper critical solution temperature
UHMWPE	ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene
V1	extrusion speed
V2	take-up speed
VIPS	vapor-induced phase separation
α	selectivity factor
β	separation factor
χ	interaction parameter