CO2	Carbon dioxide
CH2Cl2	Dichloromethane
DMSO	Dimethyl sulfoxide
DSC	Differential scanning calorimetry
EE	Encapsulation efficiency
FA	Folate
FDA	Food and drugs association
FTIR	Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
5-FU	5-Florouracil
GA	Glycolic acid
GAS	Gas antisolvent solution
G/L	Gas/liquid
GMS	Glyceryl monostearate
L/D	Length/diameter
LA	Lactic acid
LC	Loading capacity
MP	Microparticle
μm	Micrometer
Mn	Molar mass
NP	Nanoparticle
Nm	Nanometer
kDa	Kilodalton
P	Pressure
PCL	Poly(caprolactone)
PCA	Pressure compressed antisolvent
PEG	Poly (ethylene glycol)
PDLA	Poly (D-lactic acid)
PLLA	Poly (L-lactic acid)
PLGA	Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)
PC	Critical pressure
RESS	Rapid expansion of supercritical solution
RESOLV	Rapid expansion of supercritical solution in liquid
SAA	Supercritical assisted atomization
SAS	Supercritical antisolvent
SAILA	Supercritical antisolvent in liquid
SAS-EM	Supercritical antisolvent- enhanced mass transfer
SC-CO2	Supercritical carbon dioxide
SCF	Supercritical fluid
SDS	Sodium dodecyl sulfate
SEDS	Solution-enhanced dispersion solvent
SEM	Scanning electron microscopy
SFEE	Supercritical fluid emulsion extraction
T	Temperature
Tg	Glass transition temperature
Tm	Melting temperature
TAM	Tamoxifen
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy