5-FU	5-Fluorouracil
AAC	antioxidant activity coefficient
Aah	Androctonus australis hector
AGM	agomelatine
AGMPs	sodium alginate(AG)based microparticles
ALG	Alginate
Alg-APBA	3-aminophenylboronic acid-modified alginate
ALG-CNC NPs	Alginate cellulose nanocrystals nanoparticles
AmpB	Amphotericin B
ARPE-18	Human retinal pigmented epithelium cells
ATO	Arsenic trioxide
BALB/c	Bagg Albino mouse strain
BBSA	Bifurcaria bifurcata
BCG	Bacille Calmette–Guérin
BET	Brunauer–Emmett–Teller
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
CA	Calcium alginate
CAC	composite alginate collagen
CaG	calcium gluconate
CANPs	chitosan/alginate nanoparticles
CBSA	C. barbata sodium alginate
CD	Crohn’s disease
CDD	Curcumin diethyl disuccinate
CFX	Cefixime
CMC	carboxymethyl cellulose
CNCs	Cellulose nanocrystals
COPD	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CpG ODN	CpG oligodeoxynucleotides
CS	Chitosan
CTFR	cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
DDS	Drug delivery system
DLS	Dynamic light scattering
Dox	Doxorubicin
DPPH	1,1-Diphenyl-2 picrylhydrazyl
DTZ	diltiazem
ECT	Encapsulated-cell therapy
EE	Entrapment efficiency
ERG	electroretinogram
F–ERG	Flash electroretinogram
Fe3O4-SA-DOX	Fe3O4-sodium alginate–doxorubicin
FITC	fluorescein isothiocyanate
FSSA	Fucus spiralis L.
G	4-α-L-guluronic acid
GA	gallic acid
GDNF	glial-derived neurotropic factor
GL	glycyrrhizin
GO	graphene oxide
GSM	glyceryl monostearate
HA	Hyaluronic acid
HaCat	Cultured Human Keratinocyte
HAI	Haemagglutinin inhibition
HAp	hydroxyapatite
HB-CNPs	HbsAg-loaded chitosan nanoparticles
HbsAg	Hepatitis B surface antigen
HEK293	Human Embryonic Kidney cells
HEMA	(Hydroxyethyl)methacrylate
HPBCD	Hydroxypropyl beta cyclodextrin
HPMC	Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
HP-β-CD	hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin
i.m.	intramuscular
IL	Interleukins
KF	ketotifen fumarate
KGM	Konjac glucomannan
M	1,4-linked-β-D-mannuronic acid
MA	Methyl acrylate
MAPTAC	Methacryolyl aminopropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride
m-CNC	magnetic cellulose nanocrystal
MFS	Miltefosine
MIC	Minimum inhibitory concentration
MMP-2	Matrix metalloproteinase-2
M-MSNs	magnetic mesoporous silica nanoparticles
MNs	Microneedles
MPs	Microparticles
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide
NLC	nanostructured lipid carriers
nMBA	N, N′-methylenebisacrylamide
OA	Oxidized alginate
PAH	poly(allylamine hydrochloride)
PBMC	Peripheral blood mononuclear cell
PCL	Polycaprolactone
PECs	polyelectrolyte complexes
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
PEG-co-PCL	poly (ethylene glycol)-co-poly(-caprolactone)
PEG@VTMSg-CS	Polyethylene glycol coated vinyl trimethoxy silane-g-chitosan
PEM	polyelectrolyte multilayers
PF	Pluronic
PFD	pirfenidone
P-gp shRNA	P-glycoprotein short hairpin RNA
PGX	Pressurized gas expanded liquid
PLC/PEG	poly(caprolactone)/polyethylene glycol
PLGA	poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)
PLL	Polylysine
PMX	Polymyxin B
PR8-ALG	PR8 influenza virus sodium alginate
PR8-CHT	PR8 influenza virus chitosan
PR8-TMC-ALG	PR8 influenza virus sodium alginate-coated chitosan and trimethyl chitosan
PSSCMA	poly(4-styrenesulfonic acid-co-maleic acid) sodium salt
RBA	Relative Bioavailability
RCS	Royal College of Surgeons
RPA	Relative Pharmacologic Availability
s.c.	subcutaneous
SA	sodium alginate
SA-ATO-NPs	make ATO-loaded sodium alginate nanoparticles
SCC	squamous cell carcinoma
SD rat	Sprague Dawley rat
SGF	simulated gastric fluid
SH	sulfhydryl
SpBMP-9	Small peptide Bone Morphogenetic Protein 9
SRG	Sargassum sp
SS	salbutamol sulfate
SWCNT-GI	single-walled carbon nanotube modified by glucose
TA	Tannic acid
TCS	thiolated-chitosan coated sodium alginate
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy
THSG	2,3,5,40 -tetrahydroxystilbene 2-O-β-D-glucoside
TRB	Turbinaria sp
TSA	thiolated sodium alginate
UTI	Urinary tract infection
VEP	visual evoked potential
VLF-AG-NPs	venlafaxine alginate nanoparticles
XRD	X-ray Diffraction