| Abbreviation | Meaning |
| CFU | Colony-Forming Unit |
| PFU | Plaque-Forming Unit |
| RH | Relative Humidity |
| Tg | Glass Transition Temperature |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| SFD | Spray Freeze Drying |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| TEM | Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| TGA | Thermogravimetric Analysis |
| DPI | Dry Powder Inhaler |
| MDR | Multidrug Resistance |
| M. smegmatis | Mycobacterium smegmatis |
| PVA | Polyvinyl Alcohol |
| R-M | Restriction–Modification |
| CF | Cystic Fibrosis |
| PEV | Pseudomonas Phage |
| REases | Restriction Endonucleases |
| CRISPR-Cas | Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats |
| CBASS | Cyclic Oligonucleotide-Based Anti-Phage Signaling System |
| pMDIs | Pressurized Metered Dose Inhalers |
| FPF | Fine Particle Fraction |
| VRF | Viable Respirable Fraction |
| TFF | Thin-Film Freezing |
| PVP | Polyvinylpyrrolidone |
| PLGA | Poly(Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid) |
| TLR | Toll-Like Receptor |
| QC | Quality Control |