| 1D-DOSY | One-Dimensional Diffusion-Ordered Spectroscopy |
| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| B. subtilis | Bacillus subtilis |
| CFU | Colony Forming Units |
| CMC | Critical Micellar Concentration |
| CS | Chitosan |
| CS-FA | Chitosan–Fatty Acid |
| D2O | Deuterium Oxide |
| DIC | N,N′-Diisopropylcarbodiimide |
| DLS | Dynamic Light Scattering |
| E. coli | Escherichia coli |
| FA | Fatty Acid |
| 1H NMR | Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy |
| HCl | Hydrochloric acid |
| FT-IR | Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy |
| K2CO3 | Potassium Carbonate |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharides |
| MH | Mueller–Hinton |
| MW | Microwave |
| MWCO | Molecular Weight Cut-Off |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| OD600 | Optical Density at 600 nm |
| PDI | Polydispersity Index |
| S. aureus | Staphylococcus aureus |
| TECAN | Tecan Group Ltd. |