AA	Acrylic acid
c	Polymer concentration in irradiated solution
Cn	Flory characteristic ratio
CS	Chitosan
D	Absorbed dose
Dg	Gelation dose
DI	Deionized water
Dv	Virtual dose
e-beam	Electron beam
EE	Encapsulation efficiency
FTIR	Fourier Transform Infrared
G	Gel fraction
G(S)	Radiation yield of the chain scission
G(X)	Radiation yield of the crosslinking
IBU	Ibuprofen
LA	Lactic acid
LC	Drug loading capacity
Mc	Average molecular weight between two successive crosslinks
Mr	Molecular weight of the monomer unit
MRC	Moisture retention capability
NMBA	N’N-methylene-bis(acrylamide)
p0	Chain scission yield
PAA	Poly(acrylic acid)
PAL	Poly(lactic acid)
PBS	Phosphate buffer saline
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
PEO	Polyethylene oxide
PVP	Poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone)
q0	Crosslinking yield
s	Sol fraction
SD	Swelling degree
V2r	Polymer volume fraction after e-beam crosslinking
V2s	Polymer volume fraction in the swollen state
Ve	Crosslink density
WVTR	Water vapor transmission rate
XPS	X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
ξ	Mesh size
$\mathsf{\rho }$	Density of the solution