| CA | Contact angle |
| CB | Cassie–Baxter |
| CIP | Carbonyl iron powder |
| CL | Crosslinker |
| MAE | Magnetoactive elastomer |
| MRS | Magneto-responsive surface |
| PDMS | Polydimethylsiloxane |
| PDS | Particle-depleted side |
| PES | Particle-enriched side |
| PET | Polyethylene terephthalate |
| PS | Polystyrene |
| SEM(-EDS) | Scanning electron microscopy (with energy dispersive spectroscopy) |
| SR | Surface roughness |
| W | Wenzel |
| ⊥ | Orthogonal to the direction of lamellas |
| ‖ | Parallel to the direction of lamellas |