| DMA | N, N-dimethylacrylamide |
| NAS | N-acryloyloxysuccinimide |
| MAPS | 3-(trimethoxylsilyl) propyl methacrylate |
| OEG | oligo(ethylene glycol) |
| N3 | azide; PBS |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline |
| FT-IR | Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy |
| OD | optical density |
| PLL | poly-(l-lysine) |
| PSS | poly(styrene sulfonate) |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |