AAm	Acrylamide
APS	Ammonium persulfate
BAAm	N,N’-Methylenebisacrylamide
CCM	Curcumin
CD	Cyclodextrin
DDS	Drug delivery system
EDX	Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
GFY	Gel fraction yield
LCST	Lower critical solution temperature
MCT-β-CD	Monochlorotriazinyl-β-cyclodextrin
PAAm	Polyacrylamide
PDMAEMA	Poly(dimethylamonoethyl methacrylate)
s-IPN	Semi-interpenetrating polymer networks
TEMED	N,N,N’,N’-tetramethylethylenediamine
WU	Water uptake
UF	Unidirectional freezing
VPTT	Volume phase transition temperature