ADME	Absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination
Ag	Silver
Ag2S	Silver sulfide
ALI	Air-liquid interface
Au	Gold
AUC	Area under the curve
BBB	Blood–brain barrier
BMD	Benchmark dose
BMC	Benchmark concentration
CeO2	Cerium dioxide
CSV	Comma-separated values
DC	Distribution coefficient
ERDEM	Exposure Related Dose Estimating Model
GI	Gastrointestinal
ICP-MS	Inductively Coupled Plasma–Mass Spectrometry
ICRP	International Commission on Radiological Protection
IVIVE	In vitro to in vivo extrapolation
Kow	Distribution coefficient
LOAEL	Lowest-observed-adverse-effect level
MATLAB	MATrix LABoratory
MCMC	Markov chain Monte Carlo
ME	Modelling efficiency
MOA	Mode of action
MPPD	Multiple-Path Particle Dosimetry
MPS	Mononuclear phagocyte system
MWCNTs	Multi-walled carbon nanotubes
NMs	Nanomaterials
NOAEL	No-observed-adverse-effect level
NSE	Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency
PAA	Polyacrylamide
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
PBPD	Physiology-based pharmacodynamic
PBPK	Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic
PCs	Partition coefficients
Pt	Permeability
PLGA	Poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid
QDs	Quantum dots
QPPRs	Quantitative property-property relationships
QSPR	Quantitative structure/property relationship
RES	Reticuloendothelial system
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RMSE	Root mean square error
SPIONS	Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
TiO2	Titanium dioxide
ZnO	Zinc oxide