AAm	Acrylamide
ABIL	Acid-base distillable ionic liquid
ATR-FTIR	Attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transform infrared
ATRP	Atom transfer radical polymerization
-BriB	2-bromoisobutyrate initiating group
CE	Counter electrode
CV	Cyclic voltammetry
Ð	Polydispersity (Đ = Mw/Mn)
D2O	Deuterium oxide (deuterated water)
DES	Deep eutectic solvents
DMF	Dimethylformamide
DMAc/LiCl	N,N-dimethylacetamide/lithium chloride mixtures
DMSO	Dimethyl sulfoxide
DP	Degree of polymerization (targeted)
DSC	Differential scanning calorimetry
E 1/2	Half-wave potential
E app	Applied potential
E WE	Potential of the working electrode (vs. reference electrode)
E CE	Potential of the counter electrode (vs. reference electrode)
EWE-ECE	Difference of potential between working and counter electrode
eATRP	Electrochemically mediated atom transfer radical polymerization
E pa	Anodic peak potential
E pc	Cathodic peak potential
E θ	Standard redox potential
F	Faraday constant
GC	Glassy carbon electrode
GPC	Gel permeation chromatography
1H-NMR	Proton nuclear magnetic resonance
HEAAm	2-hydroxyethylacrylamide
HOAc	Acetic acid
I app	Applied current
ICAR	Initiators for continuous activator regeneration
k act	Activation rate constant
K ATRP	Equilibrium constant of ATRP
k deact	Deactivation rate constant
k p	Propagation rate constant
k t	Termination rate constant
LCST	Lower critical solubility temperature
M	(A given) monomer
[M]0	Initial concentration of monomer
[M]	Instantaneous concentration of monomer
MCC	Microcrystalline cellulose
Me6TREN	Tris [2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]amine
M n GPC	Number average molecular weight calculated by GPC
MW	Molecular weight
NIPAAm	N-Isopropylacrylamide
NMMO	N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide
-OH	Hydroxyl group
OAc	Acetate anion
PAAm	Poly(acrylamide)
(P)ICAR ATRP	(Photoinduced) ICAR ATRP
PHEAAm	Poly(N-hydroxyethylacrylamide)
PNaMA	Poly(sodium methacrylate)
PNIPAAm	Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide)
Q	Charge passed (in Coulomb)
R	Universal constant of perfect gases
RDRP	Reversible deactivation radical polymerization
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RX	Organic alkyl halide (ATRP initiators)
SCE	Saturated calomel electrode
seATRP	Simplified eATRP
SEM	Scanning electron microscopy
SP	Sodium pyruvate
SS304	Stainless steel 304
T g	Glass transition temperature
TGA	Thermogravimetric analysis
THF	Tetrahydrofuran
TMG	Tetramethylguanidine (and tetramethylguanidinium cation)
TPMA	Tris-[(2-pyridyl)methyl]amine
WE	Working electrode