ATR	attenuated total reflectance
ATRP	atom-transfer radical polymerization
Bipy	2,2′-bipyridine
CoF	coefficient of friction
CPB	concentrated polymer brush
EDX	energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
FTIR	Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
DEME	N,N-diethylmethyl(2-methoxyethyl)ammonium
DEMM	N,N-diethyl-N-(2-methacryloylethyl)-N-methylammonium
dn/dc	refractive index increment
GPC	gel permeation chromatography
HF	hydrofluoric acid
IL	ionic liquid
MALLS	multi-angle laser light scattering
Mn	number average molecular weight
Mw	weight average molecular weight
Mw/Mn	dispersity
NMR	nuclear magnetic resonance
SEM	scanning electron microscopy
SI-ATRP	surface-initiated atom-transfer radical polymerization
TFSI	bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide
2-(EiB)Br	ethyl 2-bromoisobutyrate