| AF4 | Asymmetric Flow Field Flow Fractionation |
| BSA | Bovine Serum Albumin |
| CDER/FDA | Center for Drug Evaluation and Research/U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| CQA | Critical Quality Attribute |
| Dg | Diameter of gyration |
| Dh | Hydrodynamic diameter |
| DLS | Dynamic Light Scattering |
| EU NCL | European Nanomedicine Characterization Laboratory |
| MALS | Multi-Angle Light Scattering |
| NP | Nanoparticle |
| NTA | Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis |
| PBS | Phosphate Buffered Saline |
| PDI | Polydispersity Index |
| PSD | Particle Size Distribution |
| PVAL-COOH | Carboxyl-modified Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) |
| PVAL-COOH SPIONs | Maghemite core SPIONs coated with PVAL-COOH |
| PVAL-NH2 | Poly(Vinyl Alcohol-Co-Vinyl Amine) |
| PVAL-NH2 (+) SPIONs | Maghemite core SPIONs coated with low ratio PVAL-NH2/PVAL-OH |
| PVAL-NH2 (++) SPIONs | Maghemite core SPIONs coated with high ratio PVAL-NH2/PVAL-OH |
| PVAL-OH | Polyvinyl Alcohol |
| PVAL-OH SPIONs | Maghemite core SPIONs coated with PVAL-OH |
| SPIONs | Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles |
| TEM | Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| TRPS | Tunable Resistive Pulse Sensing |