| NCEs | New Chemical entities |
| TBPOH | Tetrabutylphophonium hydroxide |
| USP | United States Pharmacopoeia |
| HPC | Hydroxypropopyl celluolose |
| HPMC | Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose |
| PVP | Polyvinylpyrrolidone |
| PEG | Poly (ethylene glycol) |
| HPMCAS | Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose acetate succinate |
| PVA-VA | Polyvinylpyrrolidone vinyl acetate |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| PDMAm | Poly(N, N dimethylacrylamide) |
| PHEAm | Poly(N-hydroxyethylacrylamide) |
| CMC | Critical Micellar Concentration |
| SLN | Solid-Lipid nanoparticles |
| ATRP | Atom transfer radical polymerization |
| RAFT | Reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer |