Ag	silver
Au	gold
BDD	boron-doped diamond
bFGF	fibroblast growth factor 2
BV	bacterial vaginosis
C2C12	myoblast cell line
CA	cellulose acetate
Ce	cerium
CECs	circulating endothelial cells
CMC	critical micelle concentration
CS	chitosan
CTAB	cetyltrimethylammonium bromide
CUR	curcumin
DLS	dynamic light scattering
DMAc	dimethylacetamide
DMF	N,N-dimethylformamide
DMSO	dimethylsulfoxide
DOX	doxorubicin
DSS	dioctylsodium dodecyl sulfate
ECCs	embryonal carcinoma cells
ECM	extracellular matrix
ELS	Electrophoretic light scattering
EnSCs	embryonic stem cells
FDA	food and drug administration
Fe	iron
FESEM	field emission scanning electron microscopy
GN	gelatin
GRAS	generally recognized as safe
HaCaT	immortalized human keratinocytes
hBMSCs	Bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells
HDFs	human dermal fibroblasts
HeLa	cervical cancer cells.
HMSN	hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles
HR-TEM	high resolution transmission electron microscopy
HUVECs	human umbilical vein endothelial cells
IO	iron oxide
K562	lymphoblast cells
L929	mouse fibroblast cell line
MDR	multidrug-resistant
Mg	magnesium
MG-63	human osteoblastic line
MgO	magnesium oxide
MMP	matrix metallo proteinase
mMSCs	MM cancer stem cells
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging
MRSA	methilicin-resistant S. aureus
MSNs	mesoporous silica nanoparticles
MTX	methotrexate
NADH	nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NGF	nerve growth factor
NIH 3T3	fibroblast cell line
NPs	nanoparticles
PAA	poly (acrylic acid)
PAN	polyacrylonitrile
PANI	polyaniline
PC12	clonal cell line derived from a pheochromocytoma of the rat adrenal medulla
PCL	polycaprolactone
PDA	polydopamine
PDADMA	poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride)
PdI	polydispersity index
PDLLA	poly (dl-lactide)
PE	polyethylene
PEG	polyethylene glycol
PEO	polyethylene glycol
PEOT/PBT	poly(butylene terephthalate)
PICsomes	polyion complex vesicles
PLA	polylactic acid
PLCL	poly(lactide-co-epsilon-caprolactone)
PLDA	poly (d-lactide)
PLGA	poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)
PLLA	poly(lactic acid)
PM	polymeric micelles
PP	polypropylene
PPE	personal protective equipment
PS	polystyrene
PSD	particle-size distribution
PTX	paclitaxel
PU	polyurethane
PVA	poly(vinyl alcohol)
PVP	polyvinylpyrrolidone
rADSCs	adipose-derived stem cells
RGD	Arginylglycylaspartic acid
SDS	sodium dodecyl sulfate
SEM	scanning electron microscopy
Si	silica
SMCs	smooth muscle cells
SSS	sodium silicate solution
Ta	tantalum
TAM	tamoxifen
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
TEOS	tetraethylorthosilicate
THF	tetrahydrofuran
Ti	titanium
TPP	thiamine pyrophosphate
VECs	vascular endothelial cells
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
WHO	world health organization
XRD	X-ray powder diffraction
Zn	zinc
ZnO	zinc oxide