| CA | Cellulose acetate |
| RO | Rosemary essential oil |
| CL | Clove essential oil |
| TH | Thyme essential oil |
| PP | Polypropylene |
| Ph Eur | European Pharmacopoeia |
| FTIR | Fourier transform infrared |
| TG | Thermogravimetric |
| DPPH | 2-2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| DCM | dichloromethane |
| DMF | N,N-dimethylformamide |
| MIC | Minimum inhibitory concentration |
| MBC | Minimum bactericidal concentration |
| EO | Essential oil |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope |
| TIC | Total ion chromatographic |
| GC-MS | Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry |