| Acronym | Meaning |
| DRUM | Davis Rotating-drum Universal-size-cut Monitoring [cascade Impactor] Sampler |
| IPPP | Iterative Pariser-Parr-Pople Method |
| NLSLE | Nonlinear Schroedinger-Langevin Equation |
| PPV | Poly(p-phenylene Vinylene) |
| PMMA | Poly (methyl Methacrylate) |
| DCTS | Discharging Current Transient Spectroscopy |
| VDU | Visual Display Unit |
| MORASS | Multiple Overhauser Relaxation AnalysiS And Simulation |
| MNDOC | Modified Neglect Of Diatomic Overlap Correlated |
| LIFT | Laser Induced Forward Transfer |