| MSNs | Mesoporous Silica-based Νanoparticles |
| XRD | X-ray Diffraction |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| EDX | Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis |
| TEM | Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| FTIR | Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy |
| XRF | X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy |
| BET/BJH | Brunauer Emmett Teller and Brunauer Joyner Halenda |
| DLS | Dynamic Light Scattering |
| HPLC | High Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| BG | Bioactive Glasses |
| MBGs | Mesoporous bioactive glasses |
| MOX | Moxifloxacin |
| NPs | Nanoparticles |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol–2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| RBCs | Red Blood Cells |
| BO | Bridging Oxygens |
| NBO | Non Bridging Oxygens |
| HCAp | Hydroxycarbonate Apatite |
| hPDLFs | Human Periodontal Ligament Fibroblasts |
| CTAB | Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide |
| TEOS | Tetraethyl Orthosilicate |
| DL | Drug Loading |
| SBF | Simulated Body Fluid |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium |
| DMSO | Dimethyl Sulfoxide |