PNIPAm	Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
LCST	Lower Critical Solution Temperature
PMEP	Poly(methyl ethylene phosphate)
Dopa	3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine
PPEs	Polyphosphoesters
PEEP	Poly(ethyl ethylene phosphate)
AFM-CP	Atomic force microscopy–colloidal probe technique
ROP	Ring-opening polymerization
DBU	1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene
TU	1-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-3-cyclohexylthiourea
PMEP MA	Poly(methyl ethylene phosphate) methacrylate
APTES	3-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane
BrIn	A-bromoisobutyryl bromide
ARGET-	Activators regenerated by electron transfer
ATRP	Atom transfer radical polymerization
PMDTA	N,N,N′,N″,N″-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine
NMR	Nuclear magnetic resonance
IEP	Isoelectric point