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. 2022 Sep 22;14(10):2015. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14102015
Abbreviation Definition
β-CD β-cyclodextrin
ALG Alginate
AMAP Metacetamol
ANC Anthocyanin
API-IL Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient—Ionic Liquid
AS Aspartame
BCl Berberine Chloride
CA Citric Acid
CMC Carboxymethylcellulose
CS Chitosan
EC Ethyl Cellulose
EP Epalrestat
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FLR Calcium Silicate
GA Gum Arabic
GaA Gallic Acid
GE Gelatin
GRAS Generally Recognised As Safe
HPC Hydroxypropyl Cellulose
HPMC Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose
i-Car i-Carrageenan
L-HPC Low-substituted Hydroxypropylcellulose
LAC Shellac
LCC Low Crystallinity Cellulose
LVFX Levofloxacin
MD Maltodextrin
MET Metformin
METCl Metformin Chloride
Mw Molecular Weight
OSDRC One-step dry-coated
PLA Poly(lactic acid)
PMMA Poly(methacrylate-methylmethacrylate)
PS Polystyrene
PSAA Polymeric Surface-active Agent
PVA Polyvinyl Alcohol
PVP Poly(vinylpyrrolidone)
RH Relative Humidity
SA Stearic Acid
SPI Soy Protein Isolate
TCM Traditional Chinese Medicine
Tg Glass transition temperature
THEDES Therapeutic Deep Eutectic Solvents
VEM Vemurafenib
W/O Water/Oil
W/O/W Water/Oil/Water
WPC Whey Protein Concentrate
WPI Whey Protein Isolate