MDPI	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
DOAJ	Directory of open-access journals
TLA	Three letter acronym
CUR	Curcumin
Cur-NPs	Curcumin nanoparticles
HPLC	High-Performance liquid chromatography
NCI	National Cancer Institute
PROSPERO	Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews
PICOS	Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome and Study Design
HD	Hydrodynamic diameter
PDI	Polydispersity index
ZT	Zeta potential
UPLC	Ultra-performance liquid chromatography
AUC	Area under the curve
PLGA	Poly lactic-co-glycolic acid
GMO	Chitosan glycerol monooleate
PCL	Polycaprolactone