| ΦΔ | Singlet oxygen quantum yield |
| β-Si3N4 | Silicon nitride |
| γ-MPS | 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane |
| Ag NPs | Silver nanoparticles |
| Ag NWs | Silver nanowires |
| AG | Alginate |
| AlN | aluminum nitride |
| AM | Additive manufacturing |
| AMR | Antimicrobial resistance |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| BS | Bacterial cellulose |
| CA | Cellulose acetate |
| CAD | Computer-aided design |
| CAR | Carvacrol |
| CBD | Chemical bath deposition |
| CEO | Cinnamon essential oil |
| CFU | Colony-Forming Unit |
| CG-MS | Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry |
| ClInOCP | ClIn(III) octacarboxy phthalocyanine |
| CLV | Clove essential oil |
| CLXD | Chlorhexidine |
| CMC | carboxymethyl cellulose |
| CMC-GMA | carboxymethyl cellulose-glycidyl methacrylate |
| CNTs | Carbon nanotubes |
| CPP | Citrus peel pectin |
| CQDS | Carbon quantum dots |
| CS | Chitosan |
| CSEO | Citrus sinencis essential oil |
| Cu NPs | Copper nanoparticles |
| CuO NPs | Copper oxide (II) nanoparticles |
| DA | Dopamine |
| DIW | Direct ink writing |
| DLP | digital light processing |
| EC | Ethylcellulose |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EDC | 1-Ethyl-3-(3Dimethyl aminopropyl) carbodiimide |
| EDS | Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy |
| EE | Encapsulation efficiency |
| EGDMA | ethyleneglycol dymethylacrylate |
| EOs | Essential oils |
| EPD | Electrophoretic deposition |
| EPL | ε-poly-L-lysine |
| EPL-MA | ε-poly-L-lysine-methacrylate |
| ER | Erythrosine B |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FDM | Fused deposition modeling |
| FE-SEM | Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| FFF | Fused filament fabrication |
| FGF | Fused granular fabrication |
| FRE | Freeform reversible embedding |
| FTIR | Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy |
| GC | Gas Chromatography |
| GEL | Gelatin |
| GEL/PDA | Gelatin/polydopamine |
| GMA | glycidyl methacrylate |
| GO | Graphene oxide |
| GQDs | Graphene quantum dots |
| GT | Gum tragacanth |
| GTMAC | Glycidyl trimethylammonium chloride |
| HA | Hydroxyapatite |
| HAc | Hyaluronic acid |
| HACC | Hydroxypropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride chitosan |
| HKUST-1 | Copper-based metal-organic framework |
| HNTs | Halloysite nanotubes |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and Eosin |
| ISO | International Organization for Standarization |
| MA | Maleic anhydride |
| MB | Methylene Blue |
| MBC | Minimum bactericidal concentration |
| MC | Momordica charantia |
| MIC | Minimum inhibitory concentration |
| MNP | Magnetic nanoparticles |
| MOF | Metallic organic frameworks |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| MSN | mesoporous silica nanocarrier |
| Mw | Weight average molecular weight |
| MWCNT | Multi-walled carbon nanotubes |
| NC | nanocellulose |
| NF | Nanofibers |
| Nha | Nanohydroxyapatyte |
| NHDF | Normal human dermal fibroblast |
| NHS | N-hydroxysuccinimide |
| NHSMA | Methacrylic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester |
| NIPAM | N-isopropylacrylamide |
| NIR | Near Infrarred Radiation |
| NPs | Nanoparticles |
| OIE | World Organization for Animal Health |
| P1 | asymmetric triblock copolypeptide comprising EPL as central block, and polycysteine and polytyrosine as lateral blocks |
| P2 | asymmetric triblock copolypeptide comprising polyglutamic acid as central block, and polycysteine and polytyrosine as lateral blocks |
| PA | phytoncide oil type A extracted from Pinus densiflora |
| PAA | Poly(acrylic acid) |
| PACT | Photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy |
| PAH | Polyallylamine hydrochloride |
| PAN | Polyacrylonitrile |
| PB | phytoncide oil type B extracted from Chamaecyparis obtuse |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PCL | Poly(ε-caprolactone) |
| PDA | Polydopamine |
| PDI | Photodynamic inactivation |
| PDMS | Poly(dimethyl siloxane) |
| PDT | Photodynamic Therapy |
| PEG | Poly(ethylene glycol) |
| PEO | Poly(ethylene oxide) |
| PEP | Peppermint essential oil |
| PEs | Pinus radiata bark extracts |
| PGA | Poly(glycolic acid) |
| PLA | Poly(lactic acid) |
| PLGA | Poly[(rac-lactide)-co-glycolide] |
| PMMA | Poly(methyl methacrylate) |
| PNIPAM | poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) |
| PPSu | Poly(1,3-propylene succinate) |
| PPTs | post-polymerization times |
| PS | Photosensitizer |
| PVA | Poly(vinyl alcohol) |
| PVP | Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| RP | Rapid prototyping |
| SAXS | Small Angle X-ray Scattering |
| SBF | Simulated body fluid |
| SEM-EDS | Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy |
| SFF | Solid freeform fabrication |
| SLA | Stereolithography |
| SLM | selective laser melting |
| SLS | Selective laser sintering |
| SPAN | Sorbitan ester |
| SWCNT | Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes |
| TEM | Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| THY | Thymol |
| TMPyP | Tetrakis(1-methyl-4-pyridinio) porphyrin tetra(p-toluenesulfonate) |
| TPU | thermoplastic polyurethane |
| UV | Ultraviolet visible |
| VRE | Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci |
| WF | wood flour |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| XPS | X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| XRD | X-ray Diffraction |
| ZnO | Zinc oxide |
| ZnO NPs | ZnO nanoparticles |
| ZOI | Inhibition zones |
| ZrO2 NPs | zirconia nanoparticles |