| D3 | hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane |
| D4 | octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane |
| TMDS | tetramethyldisiloxane |
| DPI | diphenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate |
| PDMS | polydimethylsiloxane |
| PS | photosensitizer |
| ROP | ring-opening polymerization |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| FTIR | Fourrier-transform infrared |
| 1H-NMR | proton nuclear magnetic resonance |
| 29Si-NMR | silicon nuclear magnetic resonance |
| GPC | gel-permeation chromatography |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| NIR | near-infrared |