APIs	Active pharmaceutical ingredients
Ac-Di-Sol®	Sodium croscarmellose
AHA	Acetohydroxamic acid
BMA	Butyl methacrylate
CaAlg	Calcium Alginate
CAB	Cellulose acetate butyrate
CAP	Cellulose acetate phthalate
CMC	Carboxymethyl cellulose
CNZ	Cinnarizine
COM	Compritol 888 ATO
CTS	Chitosan
DBS	Dibutyl sebacate
DCM	Dichloromethane
DDS	Drug delivery system
DE	Degree of esterification
DL	Drug loading
DMAEMA	2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate
DOM	Domperidone DOS
EA	Ethyl acrylate
EC	Ethyl cellulose
EE	Encapsulation efficiency
FCC	Functionalized calcium carbonate
FDA	American Food and Drug Administration
FGRDDS	Floating gastroretentive drug delivery system
FLT	Floating lag time
FT	Floating time
G39/01	Gelucire® 39/01
G43/01	Gelucire® 43/01
G44/14	Gelucire® 44/14
G50/13	Gelucire® 50/13
GalA	D-galacturonic acid
GIT	Gastrointestinal tract
GLB	Glibenclamide
GMO	Glyceryl monooleate
GMS	Glyceryl monostearate
GRDDS	Gastroretentive Drug Delivery System
GRT	Gastric residence time
HBS	Hydrodynamic balance system
HEC	Hydroxyethyl cellulose
HME	Hot-melt extrusion
HM-pectin	High methoxy pectin
HPC	Hydroxypropyl cellulose
HPMC	Hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose
HPβCD	Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin
LCST	Lower critical solution temperature
LMP	Low methoxylated pectin
LM-pectin	Low methoxy pectin
LP	Liquid paraffin
MA	Methyl acrylate
MAA	Methacrylic acid
MAP	2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol
MB	Microballoon
MC	Methyl cellulose
MCC	Microcrystalline cellulose
MH	Metformin hydrochloride
MMA	Methyl methacrylate
MMC	Migrating Myoelectric Complex
MO	Mineral oil
MT	Minitablets
MTS	Magnesium trisilicate
MβCD	Methyl-β-cyclodextrin
NaAlg	Sodium alginate
NaCMC	Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose
PAA	Poly(acrylic acid)
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
PEO	Polyethylene oxide
PG	Pioglitazone hydrochloride
PLA	Polylactic acid
PPO	Polypropylene oxide
PRE	Precirol® ATO05
PVA	Polyvinyl alcohol
PVAc	Poly(vinyl acetate)
PVP	Polyvinyl pyrrolidone
PVP/VA	Poly(vinylpyrrolidone-co-vinyl acetate)
PVPP	Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone (Crospovidone)
SI	Supplementary Information
Tg	Glass transition temperature
THEO	Theophylline
TMAEMA	Trimethylammonioethyl methacrylate
TPP	Sodium tripolyphosphate
WSR	Water-soluble resins
XrL	Crosslinking