| 18C6 | 18‐crown‐6 |
| A | adenine or absorbance |
| A2 | second virial coefficient |
| acac | acetoacetate |
| ACQ | aggregation‐caused quenching |
| AFM | atomic force microscopy |
| AF4 | asymmetric flow field flow fractionation |
| AIE | aggregation‐induced emission |
| Alq3 | tris(8‐hydroxyquinolinato)aluminium |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| ATRP | atom transfer radical polymerization |
| AUC | analytical ultracentrifugation |
| bdt | 1,2‐benzenedithiolate |
| bFGF | basic fibroblast growth factor |
| Bn | benzyl |
| BODIPY | boron‐dipyrromethene |
| BMP32C10 | bis(m‐phenylene)‐32‐crown‐10 |
| BPP34C10 | bis(p‐phenylene)‐34‐crown‐10 |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| B21C7 | benzo‐21‐crown‐7 |
| cac | critical aggregation concentration |
| CB[n] | cucurbit[n]uril; n = number of glycuril units |
| CD | circular dichroism or cyclodextrin |
| CDSA | crystallization‐driven self‐assembly |
| ceff | effective concentration |
| Ce6 | chlorin‐e6 |
| cgc | critical gelation concentration |
| Ch+ | cycloheptatrienyl cation |
| ChE | cholinesterase |
| CIA | calixarene‐induced aggregation |
| CIE | commission Internationale de l′Éclairage |
| CLSM | confocal laser scanning microscopy |
| cmc | critical micellar concentration |
| CNT | carbon nanotube |
| CONASH | coordination nanosheet |
| cpc | critical polymerization concentration |
| CPK (models) | 3D molecular models |
| CS | cold spray |
| CT | charge transfer |
| CuCAAC | Cu(I)‐catalyzed azide‐to‐alkyne cycloaddition |
| CV | cyclic voltammetry |
| CVD | chemical vapor deposition |
| DABCO | 1,4‐diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane |
| DBU | 1,8‐diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec‐7‐ene |
| DB24C8 | Dibenzo‐24‐crown‐8 |
| DCC | dynamic covalent chemistry |
| DEB | diethyl barbiturate |
| DHP | dihexyldecylphosphonate |
| DLS | dynamic light scattering |
| DMAc | dimethyl acetamide |
| DMF | dimethyl formamide |
| DMSO | dimethylsulfoxide |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DP | degree of polymerization |
| DPP | diphenylphenanthrene or diketopyrrolopyrrole |
| DOSY | diffusion‐ordered (NMR) spectroscopy |
| DOX | doxorubicin |
| DQ | (1H) double quantum |
| DSC | differential scanning calorimetry |
| Ð | dispersity |
| E | molar absorptivity |
| EDTA | ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid |
| EPR | electron paramagnetic resonance |
| EM | effective molarity |
| ESI | electrospray ionization |
| exTTF | π‐extended tetrathiafulvalene |
| f | packing factor |
| f H | host molar fraction |
| FAB | fast atom bombardment |
| Fc+ | ferrocenium cation |
| FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| FE | field emission |
| FEB | frequency‐domain electric birefringence |
| FF | fill factor |
| FRET | Föster‐type resonance energy transfer |
| FRP | free‐radical polymerization |
| FTICR | Fourier‐transform ion cyclotron resonance |
| FT‐IR | Fourier‐transform infrared |
| GAL1 | Galectin‐1 |
| gMS2 | gradient tandem MS2 |
| ΔG0 | Gibbs free energy |
| HBC | hexabenzocoronene |
| HDPE | high‐density polyethylene |
| HEEDTA | hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetic acid |
| HER | hydrogen‐evolution reaction |
| HETPHEN | heteroleptic phenanthroline |
| HFIP | 1,1,1,3,3,3‐hexafluoroisopropanol |
| HG | host–guest complex |
| HPLC | high‐performance liquid chromatography |
| HOMO | highest occupied molecular orbital |
| HOPG | highly‐ordered pyrolytic graphite |
| HSAB | hard and soft acid and bases |
| HSCT | host‐stabilized charge transfer |
| I | scattered intensity |
| IDP | isodesmic supramolecular polymerization |
| IM | ion mobility |
| IR | infrared |
| ISA | ionic self‐assembly |
| ITC | isothermal titration calorimetry |
| ITO | indium tin oxide |
| K a | association constant |
| K d | dissociation constant |
| L | persistence length of polymer |
| LB | Langmuir–Blodgett |
| LC | liquid crystal (or liquid crystalline) |
| LCD | liquid crystal display |
| LCST | lower critical solution temperature |
| LED | light‐emitting diode |
| LSI | liquid secondary ion |
| LT | low temperature |
| LUMO | lowest unoccupied molecular orbital |
| M n | molar mass |
| M w | molecular weight |
| MALDI | matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization |
| MALS | multi‐angle light scattering |
| MAS | magic angle spinning |
| Mb | myglobin |
| MDI | methylenediphenyl‐4,4′‐diisocyanate |
| mebip | 2,6‐bis(1‐methyl‐1H‐benzo[d]imidazole‐2‐yl)pyridine |
| MFP | molecular force probe |
| MLCT | metal‐to‐ligand charge transfer |
| MMLCT | metal‐metal‐to‐ligand charge transfer |
| MM2 | molecular modeling 2 |
| MPEG | PEM monomethyl ether |
| MOF | metal‐organic frameworks |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| MTZ | mitoxantrone |
| MV2+ | methylviologen (i.e. N,N′‐Dimethyl‐4,4′‐bipyridinium cation) |
| NAND | “NAND” logic gate |
| Napy | 2,7‐diamido‐1,8‐naphthyridine |
| NBI | naphthalene bisimide |
| NEP | nucleation–elongation polymerization |
| NHC | N‐heterocyclic carbene |
| NMP | nitroxide‐mediated polymerization or N‐methylpyrrolidone |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| Np | naphthalene |
| ODT | order–disorder transition |
| OEG | oligo(ethylene glycol) |
| OF | oligofluorene |
| OFET | organic field‐effect transistor |
| OPE | oligo(phenylene‐ethynylene) |
| OPV | oligo(phenylene‐vinylene) |
| oxSWCNT | oxidized single‐walled carbon nanotubes |
| P | form factor |
| P | probability of binding |
| PAA | poly(acrylic acid) |
| PAC | polyelectrolyte–amphiphile complex |
| PAH | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon |
| PANI | polyaniline |
| PBD | polybutadiene |
| PBH | poly[(R)‐3‐hydroxybutryic acid] |
| PBI | perylene bisimide |
| PBS | poly(butylene succinate) |
| PC | polycarbonate |
| PCBA | phenyl(C61)butyric acid |
| PCBM | phenyl[6.6]‐C61‐butyric acid methyl ester |
| PCE | power conversion efficiency |
| PCl | poly(ε‐caprolactone) |
| PDMA | poly(N,N‐dimethylacrylamide) |
| PDMAEMA | poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) |
| PDMS | poly(dimethylsiloxane) |
| PDT | photodynamic therapy |
| PE | polyethylene |
| PEB | poly(ethylene‐co‐butylene) |
| PEC | polyelectrolyte complex |
| PEG | poly(ethylene glycol) |
| PEI | polyethyleneimine |
| PEK | poly(etherketone) |
| PEP | poly(ethylene‐co‐propylene) |
| PET | poly(ethylene terephthalate) |
| PFGSE | pulse field gradient spin‐echo |
| PFSD | poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane) |
| PI | polyisoprene |
| PIB | polyisobutylene |
| PIPS | polymerization‐induced phase separation |
| PLA | poly(D,L‐lactide) |
| PLED | polymer‐based light‐emitting diode |
| PMA | poly(methyl acrylate) |
| PMMA | poly(methyl methacrylate) |
| PMVE | poly(vinylmethyl ether) |
| PNIPAM | poly(N‐isopropyl acrylamide) |
| POM | polarized optical microscopy |
| PP | polypropylene |
| PPA | polyphenylacetylene |
| PPE | poly(phenylene‐ethynylene) |
| PPI | poly(propylene imine) |
| PPO | poly(propylene oxide) |
| PS | polystyrene or photosensitizer |
| PSS | poly(styrene sulfonate) |
| PT | polythiophene |
| PTBA | poly(tert‐butyl acrylate) |
| PTFMS | poly(p‐trifluoromethylstyrene) |
| PTHF | poly(tetrahydrofuran) |
| Pybox | 2,6‐bis(oxazol‐2‐yl)pyridine |
| P2VP | poly(2‐vinylpyridine) |
| P3HT | poly(3‐hexylthiophene) |
| P3MT | poly(3‐methylthiophene) |
| P3OM | poly(oxotrimethylene) |
| P4HB | poly(4‐hydroxybutyrate) |
| P4VP | poly(4‐vinylpyridine) |
| Q | heat or scattering vector |
| QTOF | quadrupole time of flight |
| R g | radius of gyration |
| R h | hydrodynamic radius |
| RAFT | reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer |
| ROMP | ring‐opening metathesis polymerization |
| ROP | ring‐opening polymerizations |
| SAM | self‐assembled monolayer |
| SANS | small‐angle neutron scattering |
| Sav | streptavidin |
| SAXS | small‐angle X‐ray scattering |
| SCNP | single‐chain nanoparticle |
| SEC | size‐exclusion chromatography |
| SEM | scanning electron microscopy |
| SLS | static light scattering |
| SMFS | single‐molecule force spectroscopy |
| SPM | scanning probe microscopy |
| SQUID | superconducting quantum interferase device |
| STM | scanning tunneling microscopy |
| SWCNTs | single‐walled carbon nanotubes |
| T | thymine |
| T c | critical temperature |
| T g | glass transition temperature |
| T m | melting temperature |
| t‐Boc | tert‐butoxycarbonyl |
| TATA+ | 4,8,12‐triazatriagulenium cation |
| TBA | tetra(n‐butyl)ammonium cation |
| TBN | 1,3,5‐trinitrobenzene |
| TCNQ | 7,7,8,8‐tetracyanoquinodimethane |
| TDA | Taylor dispersion analysis |
| TEG | triethylene glycol |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| TFA | trifluoroacetic acid |
| THF | tetrahydrofurane |
| TM | tapping mode |
| TNF | 2,4,6‐trinitrofluorene |
| TNT | 2,4,6‐trinitrotoluene |
| ToF | time of flight |
| TOTA+ | 4,8,12‐trioxa‐4,8,12,12c‐tetrahydrodibenzo[cd,mn]pyrenium cation |
| TP | tris(pyrazol‐1‐yl)borate |
| TPE | tetraphenylethylene |
| tpy | 2,2′:6′,2″‐terpyridine |
| TTF | tetrathiafulvalene |
| TWIM | travelling wave ion‐mobility |
| UCST | upper critical solution temperature |
| Ug | ureidoguanosine |
| UHV | ultrahigh vacuum |
| Upy | 2‐ureido‐4‐1H‐pyrimidinone |
| UV/vis | ultraviolet/visible |
| VPO | vapor pressure osmometry |
| WAXD | wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction |
| WAXS | wide‐angle X‐ray scattering |
| XPS | X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy |
| XRD | X‐ray diffraction |
| XXR | X‐ray reflectivity |
