AMPS	2-acrylamide-2-methyl
CaBER	Capillary break-up extensional rheometer
CT	Computer tomography
DLS	Dynamic light scattering
EOR	Enhanced oil recovery
eVROC	Extensional viscometer-rheometer-on-a-chip
FiSER	Filament stretching extensional rheometer
GSG	Glass-Silicon-Glass
HPAM	Hydrolyzed polyacrylamide
ODES-DOS	Optically-detected elastocapillary self-thinning dripping-onto-substract
PAM	Polyacrylamide
PEO	Polyethylene oxide
PTFE	Polytetrafluorethane
PV	Pore volume
RF	Recovery factor
ROJER	Rayleigh-Ohnesorge Jet Elongational Rheometer
SRB	Sulphate-reducing bacteria
B	Deformation tensor [-]
γ	Shear rate [s−1]
γ overlap	Overlap shear rate G’ vs. G’’ [s−1]
D e	Deborah number [-]
D p	Mean grain diameter [m]
D particle	Particle diameter [m]
δ fluid	Fluid density [kg/m³]
δ particle	Particle density [kg/m³]
Δp	Differential pressure [Pa]
ε	Porosity [-]
f 1	Particle fraction [-]
φ 1,2	Time derivates [-]
g	Gravitational acceleration [m/s²]
G	Relaxation modulus [Pa.s]
G’	Storage modulus [Pa.s]
G’’	Loss modulus [Pa.s]
H micro	Microchannel height [m]
k water	Relative water permeability [m²]
L	Flow length [m]
L micro	Microchannel length [m]
λ	Relaxation time [s]
M w	Molecular weight [MDa]
M w, max	Maximum molecular weight [MDa]
µ	Viscosity [Pa.s]
µ app	Apparent viscosity [Pa.s]
µ dynamic	Dynamic viscosity [Pa.s]
N 1,2	Normal stress difference [Pa]
η	Shear viscosity [Pa.s]
Q	Flow rate [m³/s]
Re m	Modified Reynolds number [-]
S oi	Initial oil saturation [-]
S or	Residual oil saturation [-]
σ xx	Normal stress in x-direction [Pa]
σ yy	Normal stress in y-direction [Pa]
t	Time [s]
τ	Shear stress [Pa]
v s	Superficial velocity [m/s]
v settlement	Particle settlement velocity [m/s]
ν	Elastic stress [Pa]
W i	Weissenberg number [-]