Ab/Am	Antibiotic/antimycotic
Am	Area of the membrane
AMD	Age-related macular degeneration
cDNA	Complementary desoxyribonucleic acid
DNA	Desoxyribonucleic acid
DPBS	Dulbecco phosphate-buffered saline
EMT	Epithelial to mesenchymal transition
FBS	Fetal bovine serum
hRPE	Human retinal pigment epithelium/al
MG	Matrigel
mtDNA	Mitochondrial desoxyribonucleic acid
mtDNA-CN	Mitochondrial desoxyribonucleic acid copy number
nDNA	Nuclear desoxyribonucleic acid
PC	Polycarbonate
PLA	Polylactide
Rb	Resistance in absence of cells
RPE	Retinal pigment epithelium/al
Rt	Resistance in the presence of cells
RT-qPCR	Reverse transcription–quantitative polymerase chain reaction
SEM	Standard error of the mean
TEER	Transepithelial electrical resistance