AMP	antimicrobial peptide
APTES	(3-aminopropyl)-triethoxysilane
Asp	asparagine
BBT	bromelain-based treatment
CDTA	cyclohexane-1,2-diaminoetetraacetic acid
COX-2	prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2
CP	cysteine proteinase
DETA	diethylenetriamine
Dha	dehydroalanine
Dhb	dehydrobutyrine
ECM	extracellular matrix
EDC	1-ethyl-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide
EDTA	ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EMA	European Medicines Agency
GA	glutaraldehyde
HEDTA	hydroxyethyl ethylenediamine triacetic acid
IL	interleukin
Lan	lanthionine
LD50	lethal dose
Leu	leucine
Km	Michaelis–Menten constant
MBC	minimum bactericidal concentration
MeLan	β-methyl lanthionine
MIC	minimum inhibitory concentration
MRSA	methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MSN	mesoporous silica nanoparticles
NCBI	National Center for Biotechnology Information
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa B
NHS	N-hydroxysuccinimide
PC	phosphatidylcholine
PEG	poly(ethylene glycol)
PEHA	pentaethylenehexamine
PET	polyethylene terephthalate
PGE-2	prostaglandin E2
PGI-2	prostaglandin I2
pI	isoelectric point
PS	polystyrene
SEM	scanning electron microscopy
SPRA	self-assembly PEGylation retaining activity
TEPA	tetraethylenepentamine
TETA	triethylenetetramine
TNF	tumour necrosis factor
TXA-2	thromboxane A2
Vmax	maximum reaction velocity
Val	valine