| Cyclodextrins | |
| α-CD | α-cylodextrin |
| β-CD | β-cyclodextrin |
| γ-CD | γ-cyclodextrin |
| HP-β-CD | hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin |
| SBE-β-CD | sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin |
| M-β-CD | methyl-β-cyclodextrin |
| DM-β-CD | dimethyl-β-cyclodextrin |
| RM-β-CD | randomly-methylated-β-cyclodextrin |
| Dimeb | heptakis(2,6-di-O-methyl)-β-cyclodextrin |
| Trimeb | heptakis(2,3,6-tri-O-methyl) β-cyclodextrin |
| Trimeg | octakis(2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)-γ-cyclodextrin |
| Additives | |
| CA | citric acid |
| CMC | carboxymethylcellulose |
| HDI | 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate |
| HPMC | hydroxypropylmethylcellulose |
| NAC | N-acetylcysteine |
| PCL | polycaprolactone |
| PEG | poly(ethylene glycol) |
| PET | poly(ethylene terephthalate) |
| PLA | polylactic acid |
| PLGA | poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| PVA | poly(vinyl alcohol) |
| PVP | polyvinylpyrrolidone |
| SSG | sodium starch glycolate |
| Characterisation techniques | |
| AFM | Atomic force microscopy |
| ATR | Attenuated total reflectance (in conjunction with infrared spectroscopy) |
| COSY | COrrelation SpectroscopY (NMR technique) |
| DFT | Density-functional theory |
| DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
| DSC | Differential scanning calorimetry |
| DTA | Differential thermal analysis |
| EDX | Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy |
| FL | Fluorescence spectroscopy (spectrofluorimetry) |
| FT-IR | Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy |
| IMC | Isothermal microcalorimetry |
| IR | Infrared spectroscopy |
| ITC | Isothermal titration calorimetry |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| MM | Molecular modelling |
| MS | Mass spectrometry |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| PAMPA | Parallel artificial membrane permeability assay |
| PSS | Phase solubility study |
| ROESY | Rotation Frame Nuclear Overhauser Effect SpectroscopY |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| SERS | Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| TGA | Thermogravimetric analysis |
| UV-VIS | Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy |
| XPS | X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy |
| XRPD | X-ray powder diffractometry |
| Other | |
| API | Active pharmaceutical ingredient |
| BCS | Biopharmaceuticals Classification System |
| BP | Benzylpenicillin |
| CPP | Cefpodoxime proxetil |
| FF | Florfenicol |
| IC | Inclusion complex |
| MIC | Minimum inhibitory concentration |
| MOF | Metal-organic framework |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| n/a | Not available |
| NF | Nanofiber |
| NP | Nanoparticle |
| NS | Nanosponge |
| PMP | Phenoxymethylpenicillin |
| XTT | 2,3-bis(2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl)-5-[(phenylamino)carbonyl]-2H-tetrazolium hydroxide |