| ATR | Attenuated total reflectance |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DNMT1 | DNA methyltransferase 1 |
| DoE | Design of experiment |
| FFE | In situ film-forming emulsions |
| FFS | In situ film-forming system |
| FTIR | Fourier transform infrared spectrometer |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| HPMC | Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose |
| IPA | Isopropyl alcohol |
| K-P | Korsmeyer–Peppas |
| NMP | N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone |
| O60/20 | Octyl cyanoacrylate |
| P407 | Poloxamer 407 |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PEG400 | Polyethylene glycol 400 |
| PVP | Polyvinyl pyrrolidone |
| RH | Relative humidity |
| SC | Stratum corneum |
| WVTR | Water vapor transmission rate |
| XRD | X–ray diffraction |