| HMP | Hybrid microparticle |
| PLA | Polylactic acid |
| PLGA | Poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid |
| ICOe | Ethoxysilylated castor oil |
| IPTES | Isocyanatopropyl triethoxysilane |
| SnOct | Tin(II) 2-ethylhexanoate |
| PPL | Porcine Pancreas Lipase |
| CRL | Candida rugosa Lipase |
| MTS | Mitochondrial activity assay |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| MW | Molecular Weight |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| HPLC | High-Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| IGRe | Ethoxysilylated monoglyceryl ricinoleate |
| IR | Infrared |
| IR-ATR | Infrared-Attenuated Total Reflectance |
| RT | Room Temperature |
| ICOLAe | Ethoxysilylated conjugate Castor Oil-Lactic Acid |
| COLA | Conjugate Castor Oil-Lactic Acid |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| EDX | Energy-Dispersive X-ray |
| TGA | Thermogravimetric Analysis |
| MAS | Magic Angle Spinning |
| CP-MAS | Cross Polarization-Magic Angle Spinning |
| OP-MAS | One Pulse-Magic Angle Spinning |
| CY | Condensation Yield |
| CD | Condensation Degree |
| LP | Liquid Peak |
| PBS | Phosphate-Buffered Saline |
| MWCO | Molecular Weight Cut-Off |
| PMS | Phenazine methosulfate |
| FFA | Free Fatty Acid |
| ORD | Open Ring Derivative |
| ND | Non Determined |