SSI	Surgery site infection
PLGA	Poly(lactide- co-glycolide acid)
ADT	Agar diffusion test
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
S. aureus	Staphylococcus aureus
MRSA	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MIC	Minimal inhibitory concentration
ATCC	American Type Culture Collection
CLSI	Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute
EtAc	Ethyl acetate
DMSO	Dimethyl sulfoxide
PBS	Phosphate buffer saline
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
HEPES	4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid
TLC	Thin layer chromatography
SEM	Scanning electron microscope
MHB	Mueller-Hinton-broth
CLSI	Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute
SEM	error of the mean
RM	repeated-measures