Abbreviation	Full Term
DDS	Drug Delivery System(s)
GAGs	Glycosaminoglycans
HA	Hyaluronic Acid
CS	Chondroitin Sulfate
DS	Dermatan Sulfate
ECM	Extracellular Matrix
CD44	Cluster of Differentiation 44 (cell surface receptor)
HPMC	Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
PEG	Polyethylene Glycol
FTIR	Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
NMR	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
MS	Mass Spectrometry
LC-MS	Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry
RPIP-HPLC	Reverse-Phase Ion-Pair High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
RPIP-UPLC-MS	Reverse-Phase Ion-Pair Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry
ESI-MS	Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
MALDI	Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization
TOF	Time-of-Flight
CE	Capillary Electrophoresis
FACE	Fluorophore-Assisted Carbohydrate Electrophoresis
LIF	Laser-Induced Fluorescence
MTT	Methyl Thiazolyl Tetrazolium (Assay)
LDH	Lactate Dehydrogenase (Assay)
UV-Vis	Ultraviolet–Visible (Spectroscopy)
AFM	Atomic Force Microscopy
SEM	Scanning Electron Microscopy
TEM	Transmission Electron Microscopy
SEM-EDX	Scanning Electron Microscopy with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy
PGA	Polyglycolic Acid
PVP	Polyvinylpyrrolidone
PNIPAM	Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
PLGA	Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)
NP(s)	Nanoparticle(s)
MP(s)	Microparticle(s)
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
AMAC	2-Aminoacridone (used in carbohydrate labeling)
HPLC	High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
UPLC	Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography