STEM	Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope
DOC	Dissolved Organic Carbon
RO	Reversed Osmosis
LbL	Layer by Layer
PAH	Poly Allylamine Hydrochloride
PEI	Poly Ethyleneimine
PDADMAC	Poly Diallyldimethylammonium Chloride
PVS	Poly Vinyl Sulfate
PAA	Poly Acrylic Acid
PSS	Poly Styrene Sulfonate
TRIS	Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane
GPC	Gel Permeation Chromatography
MWCO	Molecular Weight Cut-Off
PEG	Polyethylen glycol
IBU	Ibuprofen
CLO	Clofibric acid
SMX	Sulfamethoxazole
DIC	Diclofenac
FIB	Focued Ion Beam
HPLC	High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
PMT	Photomultiplier Tube
HAADF	High Angle Annular Dark Field