Symbol	Description	Symbol	Description
AFM	Atomic force microscope	HDI	Hexamethylene diisocyanate
AgNWs	Silver nanowires	HDPE	High-density polyethylene
AM	Acrylamide monomer	HPEEK-g-MWCNTs	Hydroxylated poly (ether ether ketone) grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes.
APP	Ammonium polyphosphate	IFSS	Interfacial shear strength
AS	Acrylic-styrene	ILFT	Interlaminar fracture toughness
CF	Carbon fibre	ILSS	Interlaminar shear strength
CF-CNT	Carbon nanotube grafted carbon fibre	KOH	Potassium hydroxide
CF/PA6	Carbon fibre reinforced polyamide 6	LaCl3	Lanthanum chloride
CF/PAEK	Carbon fibre reinforced poly aryl ether ketone	LDPE	Low-density polyethylene
CF/PASS	Carbon fibre-reinforced poly (arylene sulfide sulfone)	LLDPE	Linear low-density polyethylene
CF/PC	Carbon fibre-reinforced polycarbonate	LPP	Low-pressure plasma treatment
CF/PEEK	Carbon fibre reinforced poly (ether ether ketone)	LRGO	Large size reduced graphene oxide
CF/PES	Carbon fibre-reinforced poly (ether sulfone)	MAPP	Maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene
CF/PI	Carbon fibre-reinforced polyimide	MEKP	Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide
CF/PP	Carbon fibre-reinforced polypropylene	MMA	Methyl methacrylate
CF/PPS	Carbon fibre reinforced poly phenylene sulfide	MoS2	Molybdenum disulfide
CF/PTFE	Carbon fibre-reinforced polytetrafluoroethylene	MPSR	Methyl phenyl silicone resin
CFRTP	Carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composite	MWCNTs	Multiwalled carbon nanotubes
CGF	Continuous glass fibre	NBR	Nitrile butadiene rubber
CGF/PP	Continuous glass fibre-reinforced polypropylene	nCMBN	Non-covalent modified boron nitride
CNC	Cellulose nanocrystals	NH2-PASS	Aminated poly (arylene sulfide sulfone)
CNTs	Carbon nanotubes	NH4HCO3	Ammonium bicarbonate
CPL	Caprolactam monomer	NMP	N-methyl-pyrrolidone
CVD	Chemical vapor deposition	PA6	Polyamide6
DDE	4,4′-diamino diphenyl ether	PASS	Poly (arylene sulfide sulfone)
DDS	4,4′-diamino diphenyl sulfone	PBO	Poly (P-phenylene benzobisoxazole)
DI water	Deionized water	PBT	Polybutylene terephthalate
DIZ	Direct immersion sizing	PC	Polycarbonate
DMAC	Dimethyl acetamide	PCL	Poly (ɛ caprolactone)
DPL	Date palm leaf	PCM	Phase change material
EB	Electron beam	PDA	Polydopamine
ECP	Epoxy chloropropane	PEEK	Poly (ether ether ketone)
EG	Expanded graphite	PEEK-NH2	Aminated Poly (ether ether ketone)
EPC	Ethylene-propylene copolymer	PEI	Polyetherimide
EPD	Electrophoretic deposition	PEKK	Poly (ether ketone ketone)
EVA	Ethylene-vinyl acetate	PES	Poly (ether sulfone)
Fe3O4	Iron oxide	PI	Polyimide
FDM	Fused deposition modelling	PLA	Polylactic acid
GF	Glass fibre	PMDA-ODA	Poly (pyromellitic dianhydride-co-4,40-oxydianiline)
GF/PEI	Glass fibre-reinforced polyetherimide	PMMA	Poly (methyl methacrylate)
GF/PP	Glass fibre-reinforced polypropylene	PP	Polypropylene
GF/PTFE	Glass fibre-reinforced polytetrafluoroethylene	PPEK	Poly (phthalazinone ether ketone)
GO	Graphene oxide	PPESK	Poly (phthalazinone ether sulfone ketone)
PPS	Polyphenylene sulfide	SiO2	Silica (silicon dioxide)
PPS-COOH	Carboxylic polyphenylene sulfide	SRGO	Shellac-derived reduced graphene oxide
PU	Polyurethane	TGA	Thermogravimetric analysis
PVA	Poly vinyl alcohol	TPI	Thermoplastic polyimide
PVDF	Poly (vinylidene fluoride)	TPU	Thermoplastic polyurethane
RES	Rare earth solution	UHMWPE	Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene
RGO	Reduced graphene oxide	UV rays	Ultraviolet rays
s-PEEK	Sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone)	VARIM	Vacuum-assisted resin infusion molding
S-PSF	sulfonated poly (ether sulfone)	WCF	Woven carbon fibre
SA-PI	Semi aliphatic polyimide	WCF/PA6	Woven carbon fibre-reinforced polyamide 6
SCFs	Short carbon fibres	XG	Xyloglucan
SEM	Scanning electron microscope	xGNP	Exfoliated graphene nanoplatelets
SGFs	Short glass fibres	ZIF-67	Zeolitic imidazolate framework-67
SiC	Silicon carbide	ZnO NR	Zinc oxide nanorods