ALA	α-Lipoic acid
AMP	Antimicrobial peptide
AMR	Antimicrobial resistance
Arg8	Oligoarginine peptide
AZM	Azithromycin
BCG	Bacille Calmet–Guérin
BN	Borneol
BV	Bacterial vaginosis
CA	Cis-aconit or cholic acid
CD	Cyclodextrin or carbon dots
CFTX	Cefotaxime sodium
Ch	O-carboxymethylated chitosan
CMP	CORM-mannose dendritic polymer
CO	Carbon monoxide
CORM	CO-releasing molecule
COVID	Coronavirus disease
CS	Chitosan
CSi	Carbosilane dendrimer
CuAAC	Copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition
DA	2,3-Dimethyl maleic anhydride
DAB	Diaminobutanoic acid
DEX	Dexamethasone
DLD	Dendritic–linear-dendritic hybrid
DLS	Dynamic light scattering
DMADDM	Dimethylaminododecyl methacrylate
Dns	2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride
DOP	Dopamine
DSS	Dextran sulfate sodium
EDC	1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide
EG	Epigallocatechin gallate
ETB	Ethambutol
FADP	Fluorinated amphiphilic dendritic peptide
FITC	Fluorescein isothiocyanate
Gbu	Guanidinobutanoic acid
GFX	Gatifloxacin
Ghp	Guanidinoheptanoic acid
Ghx	Guanidinohexanoic acid
Goc	Guanidinooctanoic acid
Gpn	Guanidinopentanoic acid
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
HNK	Honokiol
HPV	Human papillomavirus
HSV	Herpes simplex virus
I.p.	Intraperitoneal
I.v.	Intravenous
LNA	Locked nucleic acid
Lys	L-Lysine
Man	Mannose
MAO	Micro-arc oxidation
MDR	Multidrug resistance
MET	Methicillin
MIC	Minimum inhibitory concentration
Mino	Minocycline hydrochloride
MMC	Minimal microbicidal concentration
MO	Metal oxide
MPN	Meropenem
MRSA	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
NAC	N-acetyl cysteine
NAM	Nucleic acid mimic
NDM	New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase
NHS	N-hydroxysuccinimide
NIR	Near-infrared
NO	Nitric oxide
NP	Nanoparticle
OCMC	Oxidized carboxymethyl cellulose
OEI	Oligoethyleneimine
PAMAM	Poly(amidoamine)
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
PCL	Poly(ε-caprolactone)
PDN	Poly(L-Lysine) dendrimer-based nanogel
PED	Polyester dendrimer
PEG	Poly(ethylene glycol)
PGL	Polyglycerol
P-Lys	Poly(L-Lysine)
PMV	Platelet membrane nanovesicle
PNA	Peptide nucleic acid
POSS	Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane
PPH	Poly(phosphorhydrazone)
PP-IX	Protoporphyrin IX
PTM	Platensimycin
PURE	Poly(urea)
RIF	Rifampicin
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SA	Succinic anhydride
SAP	Saliva-acquired peptide
SARS-CoV	Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
SDZ	Sulfadiazine
SHIV	Simian-human immunodeficiency virus
SM	Streptomycin
SPDP	N-succinimidyl 3-(2-thiopyridyl)propionate
SPL7013	Astodrimer sodium, VivaGel
STI	Sexually transmitted infection
Stx	Shiga toxin
TDZ	Tedizolid
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy
TES	Triethoxysilyl
TSP	Tamarind seed polysaccharide