BSA	bovine serum albumin;
Cp	solute concentrations in the permeate;
Cf	solute concentrations in the feed;
D	pore diameter;
DMF	N,N-dimethylformamide;
DMSO	dimethylsulfoxide;
DSC	differential scanning calorimetry;
GPC	gel permeation chromatography;
J	liquid flux;
LM	low molecular weight;
Lp	membrane permeance;
m	mass of the permeate;
Mn	number average molecular weight;
Mw	weight average molecular weight;
MWCO	molecular weight cut-off;
NIPS	non-solvent induced phase separation;
NMP	N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone;
p	pressure;
PAN	polyacrylonitrile;
PEG	polyethylene glycol;
R	solute rejection;
RP-S	distance in the Hansen space between the polymer and the solvent;
R 0	solubility radius for PAN;
S	active membrane area;
T	temperature;
t	filtration time;
Tg	glass transition temperature;
VIPS	vapor-induced phase separation;
δd	Hansen solubility parameter, reflecting the dispersion interaction;
δh	Hansen solubility parameter, reflecting the hydrogen bonds;
∆p	trans-membrane pressure;
δp	Hansen solubility parameter, reflecting the polar interaction;
ρ	density of the permeate
γ	interfacial tension between the two liquids;
θ	contact angle between the membrane and the wetting liquid