EE	encapsulation efficiency
SFEE	supercritical fluid extraction of emulsions
SCF	supercritical fluid
GRAS	generally recognized as a safe
US-FDA	United States Food and Drug Administration
SC-CO2	supercritical carbon dioxide
Tc	critical temperature
Pc	critical pressure
CO2	carbon dioxide
RESS	rapid expansion of supercritical solutions
SAS	supercritical antisolvent
PGSS	particles from gas saturated solutions
SAA	supercritical assisted atomization
SA-SD	supercritical fluid-assisted spray-drying
W/O/W	water-in-oil-in-water emulsion
W/O/O	water-in-oil-in-oil emulsion
S/O/W	solid-in-oil-in-water emulsion
S/O/O	solid-in-oil-in-oil emulsion
O/W	oil-in-water emulsion
O/O	oil-in-oil emulsion
CPPs	critical process parameters
b-SFEE	batch-type SFEE process
c-SFEE	continuous SFEE
c-SFEE-PC	continuous SFEE with packed column
PSD	particle size distribution
DCM	dichloromethane
PLGA	poly(lactic/glycolic) acid
EA	ethyl acetate
SE	solvent evaporation
ppm	parts per million
GMP	good manufacturing practices
PLA	poly-lactic acid
BSA	bovine serum albumin
h-IGF	human insulin-like growth factor
PCL	polycaprolactone
PVA	polyvinyl alcohol
SLN	solid lipid nanoparticles
pDNA	plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
SEM-EDX	scanning electron microscope/energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
BCS	biopharmaceutical classification system
QbD	quality by design
PGX	pressurized gas expanded
CQA	critical quality attribute
CMA	critical material attributes