| degree of substitution | DS |
| bromoisobutyryl esterified cornstarch | BBES |
| Scanning electron microscopy | SEM |
| polylactic acid | PLA |
| 4-dimethylaminopyridine | DMAP |
| 2-bromoisobutyryl bromide | BIBB |
| acid-converted starch | ACS |
| electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization | ARGET ATRP |
| Fourier transform infra-red | FTIR |
| X-ray diffraction | XRD |
| tetrahydrofuran | THF |
| triethylamine | TEA |
| relative humidity | RH |
| scanning electron microscopy with an energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer | SEM-EDS |
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