| AHL | Acyl homoserine lactone |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| ATPase | adenosine triphosphatase |
| CaCl2 | Calcium chloride |
| CI | Cinnamon essential oil |
| CI-TiO2-MS | Microspheres loaded with cinnamon essential oil and TiO2 nanoparticles |
| CLSI | Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute |
| DMSO | Dimethylsulfoxide |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EDX | Energy dispersive X-ray |
| FITC | fluorescein isothiocyante |
| FTIR | Fourier transform infrared |
| FtsZ | Filamenting temperature-sensitive mutant Z |
| GCMS | Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry |
| MDR | Multi-drug resistant |
| MS | Blank microsphere |
| PBS | Phosphate buffer saline |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| TiO2-MS | Microspheres loaded with TiO2 nanoparticles |
| XRD | X-ray Diffraction |