| AGU | anhydroglucose unit |
| CA | cellulose (di)acetate |
| CNCs | cellulose nanocrystals |
| CMC | carboxymethyl cellulose |
| CNFs | cellulose nanofibrils |
| CTA | cellulose triacetate |
| DCM | dichloromethane |
| DMAc | N,N-dimethylacetamide |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DMF | N,N-dimethylformamide |
| DS | degree of substitution |
| EC | ethyl cellulose |
| ES | electrospinning |
| HEC | hydroxyethyl cellulose |
| HPC | hydroxypropyl cellulose |
| IL | ionic liquids |
| IMWS | ion mediated wet spinning |
| IPC | Interfacial polyelectrolyte complex spinning |
| KET | ketoprofen |
| MC | methyl cellulose |
| MCC | microcrystalline cellulose |
| Mn | number average molecular weight |
| NMMO | N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide |
| PAN | polyacrylonitrile |
| PVA | poly(vinyl alcohol) |
| PVP | polyvinylpyrrolidone |
| SBS | solution blow spinning |
| SEM | scannning electron microscopy |
| TBFA | tetrabutylammoniumfluoride tryhidrate |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| TEMPO | (2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl |
| TFA | trifluoroacetic acid |
| THF | tetrahydrofuran |
| TOCN | TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils |