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. 2024 Sep 30;16(10):1285. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16101285
3D Three-dimensional
3PB Three-Point Bend
AFM Atomic Force Microscopy
AM Additive Manufacturing
API Active pharmaceutical ingredient
ASA Acetylsalicylic acid
CAD Computer-Aided Design
CAP Cellulose acetate phthalate
DDS Drug Delivery System
DSC Differential scanning calorimetry
EC Ethyl cellulose
EM Enalapril malate
EMA European Medicines Agency
EVA Ethylene-vinyl acetate
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FDM Fused Deposition Modeling
FT-IR Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
GMP Good Manufacturing Practice
HCT Hydrochlorothiazide
HEC Hydroxyethyl cellulose
HME Hot Melt Extrusion
HPC Hydroxypropyl cellulose
HPLC High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
HPMC Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
HPMCAS Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate
HPMCP Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose phthalate
MC Methyl cellulose
NIR Near Infra-Red hyperspectral imaging technique
OM Optical Microscopy
PCL Poly(ε-caprolactone)
PEG Polyethylene glycol
PEO Polyethylene oxide
PLA Polylactic acid
PRISMA Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
PVA Polyvinyl alcohol
PVP Polyvinylpyrrolidone
SEM Scanning Electron Microscopy
TGA Thermogravimetric analysis
TEM Transmission Electron Microscopy
UV Ultraviolet–Visible Spectroscopy
XRD X-ray diffraction
XRPD X-ray Powder Diffractometry