| TMAS | trimethylaminestarch |
| CMS | carboxymethylstarch |
| SD | spray drying |
| DM | dry mix |
| TMACMS | trimethylaminecarboxymethylstarch |
| BCS | Biopharmaceutical Classification System |
| API | active pharmaceutical ingredient |
| DS | degree of substitution |
| PEC | polyelectrolyte complexes |
| SMCA | sodium monochloroacetate |
| GTMAC | glycidyltrimethylammonium chloride |
| CI | compressibility index |
| HF | Hausner’s factor |
| USP | United States Pharmacopeia |
| SGF | simulated gastric fluid |
| SIF | simulated intestinal fluid |
| FTIR | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
| DRX | X-ray diffraction |
| TGA | thermogravimetric analysis |
| SEM | scanning electron microscopy |