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. 2025 Sep 12;17(9):1189. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics17091189
Ag Silver
AgNPs Silver nanoparticles
ANOVA Analysis of variance
ATCC American Type Culture Collection
ATR Attenuated total reflectance
CBD Cannabidiol
CHMP Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use
CO2 Carbon dioxide
Δ9-THC Δ9-trans-Tetrahydrocannabinol
DDS Drug delivery systems
DLS Dynamic light scattering
DMEM Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium
EDS Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
EDTA Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EMA European Medicines Agency
FBS Fetal bovine serum
FEG Field emission gun
FTIR Fourier-transform infrared
HA Hyaluronic acid
HSD Honestly significant difference
IC50 Half-maximal inhibitory concentration
ISO International Organization for Standardization
IZ Inhibition zone
MBC Minimum bactericidal concentration
MFC Minimum fungicidal concentration
MIC Minimum inhibitory concentration
MTT 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
NHDF Normal human dermal fibroblast
NP Nanoparticle
PBS Phosphate-buffered saline
PDI Polydispersity index
PEO Poly(ethylene oxide)
PNIPAM Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
PPO Poly(propylene oxide)
PSD Particle size distribution
QWP Quality Working Party
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RPM Revolutions per minute
SD Standard deviation
SEM Scanning electron microscopy
UV Ultraviolet
Vis Visible