| Abbr. | Expansion |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| CMC | Sodium CarboxyMethylCellulose |
| CMS | CarboxyMethylStarch |
| DS | Degree of substitution |
| DR | Delayed Release |
| FTIR | Fourier-transform infrared |
| GTMAC | Glycidyltrimethylammonium |
| IBD | Inflammatory bowel disease |
| MIF | Migration inhibitory factor |
| SGF | Simulated gastric fluid |
| SIF | Simulated intestinal fluid |
| SMCA | Sodium monochloroacetate |
| TGA | Thermogravimetric analyses |
| TMACMS | TriMethylAmmoniumCarboxyMethylStarch |
| ROI | Reactive oxygen intermediates |
| UC | Ulcerative colitis |