ACP	amorphous calcium phosphate
Alg	alginate
ALM	alveolar like macrophages
AM	ampicillin
Arg	arginine
AZ	azithromycin
Bla	β-lactamase
BSA	bovine serum albumin
CaP	calcium phosphate
CD	cyclodextrin
CFU	Colony-forming unit
Ch	chitosan
CHX	chlorhexidine
CL	clarithromycin
CP	ciprofloxacin
DOTAP	1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane chloride salt
DS	dextran sulfate
EVA	ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer
EVOH	ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
F-POSS	fluorinated-decyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane
Gg	gellan gum
GRAS	Generally Recognized as Safe
GT	gentamicin
HA	hydroxyapatite
HEPA	high efficiency particle arresting
Hy	hyaluronic acid
IFN-γ	interferon-gamma
IL-12	interleukin-12
LCST	lower critical solution temperature
LDPE	low-density polyethylene
LV	levofloxacin
MBC	minimum bactericidal concentration
MIC	minimum inhibitory concentration
MRSA	methicillin-resistant S. aureus
MSN	mesoporous silica nanoparticles
MSSA	methicillin susceptible S. aureus
MX	moxifloxacin
PNIPAM	poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide)
NPs	nanoparticles
NR	norfloxacin
OFX	ofloxacin
PAA	polyacid acrylic
PAANa	poly(sodium acrylate)
PALA	polyallylamine
PAN	polyacrylonitrile
pBA	poly(n-butyl acrylate)
PBCA	poly(butyl cyanoacrylate)
PCL	polycaprolactone
PDAEMA	poly(2-aminoethyl methacrylate)
PDMS	poly(dimethylsiloxane)
PDO	polydioxanone
PE	polyethylene
PEG	poly(ethylene glycol)
PEI	polyethyleneimine
PEO	poly(ethylene oxide)
PET	poly(ethylene terephthalate)
PGa	penicillin G amidase
PGA	poly(glycolic acid)
PGCL	poly(glycolide-co-caprolactone)
PLA	poly(lactide)
PLGA	poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)
PMMA	poly(methyl methacrylate)
p-(NβGlcEAM)	poly(N-2-(β-d-glucosyloxy)ethyl acrylamide)
p(NβGalEAM)	poly(N-2-(β-d-galactosyloxy)ethyl acrylamide)
Por	Porphyrins
PPO	poly(propylene oxide)
PP	polypropylene
PS	polystyrene
PU	polyurethane
PVA	poly(vinyl alcohol)
PVP	poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)
RIF	Rifampicin
ROS	reactive oxygen species
TDI	toluene-2,4-diisocyanate
TNF-α	tumour necrosis factor-α
TOB	tobramycin
TPP	tripolyphosphate
VC	vancomycin