| PAMAM dendrimers | poly(amidoamine) dendrimers |
| G4PAMAM | poly(amidoamine) dendrimer of 4th generation |
| G6PAMAM | poly(amidoamine) dendrimers of 6th generation |
| 5FU | 5-Fluorouracil |
| G4PAMAM–5FU | 5-Fluorouracil complex with 4th generation of dendrimer |
| G6PAMAM–5FU | 5-Fluorouracil complex with 6th generation of dendrimer |
| QCM-D | Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation Monitoring |
| ΓQCM-D | Adsorbed mass measured by Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation Monitoring |
| h | thickness of the adsorbed layer [nm] |
| NPAMAM | number of adsorbed PAMAM molecules per 1 cm2 |
| N5FU | number of 5FU molecules attached to one dendrimer molecule |
| NPAMAM–5FU | number of adsorbed PAMAM–5FU complex molecules per 1 cm2 |