α-CD	α-cyclodextrin
AFM	Atomic force microscopy
ATR	Attenuated total reflection
β-CD	β-cyclodextrin
CD	Circular dichroism
cryo-EM	Cryogenic electron microscopy
cryo-TEM	Cryogenic transmission electron microscopy
Dex	Dexamethasone sodium phosphate
DFA	Dimer fatty acid
DFT	Density functional theory
DLS	Dynamic light scattering
DMA	N,N-dimethylacrylamide
DWS	Diffusing-wave spectroscopy
Fmoc	N-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl
FIB	Focused ion beam
FLIM	Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy
FT-IR	Fourier-transform infrared
FOSA	2-(N-ethylperfluorooctane sulfonamido)ethyl acrylate
Hep-MPEG	Heparin-conjugated poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether
LAOS	Large-amplitude oscillatory shear
LVE	Linear-viscoelastic regime
MAS	Magic-angle spinning
NMR	Nuclear magnetic resonance
PCL	Polycaprolactone
PEG	Poly(ethylene glycol)
PEO	Poly(ethylene oxide)
PMPC	Poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine)
PL188	Poloxamer 188
PL407	Poloxamer 407
RQC	Residual quadrupolar coupling
RVC	Ropivacaine
SANS	Small-angle neutron scattering
SAOS	Small-amplitude oscillatory shear
SAXS	Small-angle X-ray scattering
SEM	Scanning electron microscopy
SERS	Surface-enhanced Raman scattering
SIM	Structured illumination microscopy
SMLM	Single-molecule localization microscopy
SPM	Scanning probe microscopy
SRM	Super-resolution microscopy
STD	Saturation transfer difference
STED	Stimulated emission depletion
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy
UV–vis	Ultraviolet–visible
WAXD	Wide-angle X-ray diffraction
XRD	X-ray diffraction
3D	Three-dimensional
5-FU	5-fluorouracil