| A.a | Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans |
| AV | Aloe vera |
| BTEAC | Benzyl triethylammonium chloride salt |
| CA | Cinnamaldehyde |
| CDs | Cyclodextrins |
| CDI | N,N′-carbonyldiimidazole |
| CD-ICs | CD-inclusion complexes |
| CFM | Chloroform |
| CMFDA | 5-chloromethylfluoresceindiacetate |
| CEO | Cinnamon essential oil |
| CUR | Curcumin |
| DMA | Dynamic mechanical analyses |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DMF | Dimethyl formamide |
| DPPH | 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| DSC | Differential scanning calorimetry |
| E. coli | Escherichia coli |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| GA | Gallic acid |
| hADSCs | Human adipose-derived stem cells |
| HP-β-CD | 2-hydroxypropyl-β-CD |
| HPC | Hydroxypropyl cellulose |
| HPLC | High performance liquid chromatography |
| HCPT | Hydroxycamptothecin |
| HSF | Human skin fibroblasts |
| IC50 | Half maximal inhibitory concentration |
| MCF-7 | Michigan Cancer Foundation-7 |
| MgO | Magnesium oxide |
| NAP | Naproxen |
| OPN | Osteopontin |
| PCL | Poly(ε-caprolactone) |
| PDLA | Poly(d-lactic acid) |
| PELA | Poly(ethylene glycol)–poly(dl-lactic acid) |
| P.g | Porphyromonas gingivalis |
| PLCL | Poly(lactide-co-caprolactone) |
| PLLA | Poly(l-lactic acid) |
| PpR | Pseudorotaxanes |
| PLA | Poly lactic acid |
| RM-β-CD | Randomly methylated β-CD |
| S. aureus | Staphylococcus aureus |
| SAED | Selected area electron diffraction |
| SFS | Sulfisoxazole |
| α-TC | α-tocopherol |
| TGA | Thermogravimetric analyses |
| TR | Triclosan |
| WAXD | Wide angle-X-ray diffraction |
| WCA | Water contact angle |
| XPS | X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy |