| AFM | atomic force microscopy |
| AIBN | azobisisobutyronitrile |
| B35A | Brij 35 acrylate |
| B35M | Brij 35 methacrylate |
| BPAAm | benzophenone acrylamide |
| DI | deionized |
| DMSO-D6 | fully deuterated dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| EA | ethyl acetate |
| EO3A/EO9A | Ecosurf EH-3 or EH-9 acrylate |
| EtOH | ethanol |
| 1H-NMR | proton nuclear magnetic resonance |
| IMS | industrial methylated spirit (denatured alcohol) |
| MeOH | methanol |
| PAM | polyacrylamide |
| PAM15 | “15” indicates 15 min photocrosslinking time for polyacrylamide layer |
| PAMB | copolymer of AM, B35A and BPAAm |
| PAM-EO3/EO9 | copolymer of AM, EO3 or EO9, respectively, and BPAAm |
| PAMX | copolymer of AM, TXA and BPAAm |
| PE | polyethylene |
| PE-PAM | polyethylene -supported polyacrylamide |
| TEA | triethylamine |
| TXA | 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenyl-polyethylene glycol (Triton X-100) acrylate |
| TXM | Triton X-100 methacrylate |
| UV | ultraviolet light |
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