Table 1.
List of abbreviations and their descriptions. Samples notation is given in the same table.
| Abbrevation | Full Name/Description |
| CFU | Colony-forming units |
| CoAM | Co-amoxiclav |
| DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
| EE | Encapsulation efficiency |
| HSA | Human serum albumin |
| MIC | Minimal inhibitory concentration |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| PDI | Polydispersity index |
| PDMS | Polydimethylsiloxane |
| PET | Polyethylene terephthalate |
| PVP | Polyvinylpyrrolidone |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope |
| TPP | Sodium tripolyphosphate |
| TSA | Tryptic soy agar |
| UB | Ultrasonic bath |
| UV-Vis | Ultraviolet-visible |
| XPS | X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy |
| ZP | ζ-potential |
| Notation of Samples | |
| CN | Chitosan and TPP nanoparticles (CN) |
| CN-CoAM | CN with encapsulated CoAM (CN-CoAM) |
| PDMSCN | PDMS carrier, CN coating |
| PDMSCN-CoAM | PDMS carrier, CN-CoAM coating |
| PDMSPA1, CN | PDMS carrier, O2 plasma activated for 1 min (PA1), CN coating |
| PDMSPA1,CN-CoAM | PDMS carrier, O2 plasma activated for 1 min (PA1), CN-CoAM coating |
| PDMSPA2,CN | PDMS carrier, O2 plasma activated for 2 min (PA2), CN coating |
| PDMSPA2,CN-CoAM | PDMS carrier, O2 plasma activated for 2 min (PA2), CN-CoAM coating |
| PDMSPA3, CN | PDMS carrier, O2 plasma activated for 3 min (PA3), CN coating |
| PDMSPA3, CN-CoAM | PDMS carrier, O2 plasma activated for 3 min (PA3), CN-CoAM coating |
| PDMSPA5 | PDMS carrier, O2 plasma activated for 5 min (PA5) |
| PDMSPA5, CN-CoAM | PDMS carrier, O2 plasma activated for 5 min (PA5), CN-CoAM coating |