| NPs | Nanoparticles |
| PMMA | poly (methylmethacrylate) |
| PDDA | poly (diallyldimethylammonium) chloride |
| CTAB | cetyltrimethylammonium bromide |
| DODAB | dioctadecyldimethylammonium bromide |
| CFU | colony forming unities |
| MMA | Methylmethacrylate |
| ӨA | advancing contact angle |
| AIBN | Azobisisobutyronitrile |
| Dz | zeta-average diameter |
| P | Polydispersity |
| ζ | zeta-potential |
| MHA | Mueller-Hinton agar |
| DLS | dynamic light scattering |
| μ | electrophoretic mobility |
| η | viscosity of the medium |
| ε | dielectric constant of the medium |
| ATCC | american type culture collection |