| NIPAM | N-isopropylacrylamide; |
| DMP | S-1-Dodecyl-S′-(α, α′-dimethyl-α″-acetic acid) trithiocarbonate; |
| RAFT | reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer; |
| FT-IR | Fourier Transform infrared; |
| NMR | nuclear magnetism resonance spectroscopy; |
| GPC | gel permeation chromatography; |
| DLS | dynamic light scattering. |