| A@B | chemical B modified with chemical A |
| 2-FPBA | 2-formyl-phenyl boronic acid |
| 3-aminoPBA | 3-amino-phenyl boronic acid |
| AA | acrylic acid |
| AM | acrylamide |
| AG | agarose |
| AG-NH2 | agarose–ethylenediamine conjugate |
| AGA | aldehyde-contained glycyrrhizic acid |
| Alg | sodium alginate |
| Amy | amylopectin |
| BA | boric acid |
| CMC | carboxymethyl cellulose |
| CMCS | carboxymethyl chitosan |
| CNCs | cellulose nanocrystals |
| CNTs | carbon nanotubes |
| Col | collagen |
| Cys | cysteine |
| DA | dopamine |
| DF-PEG | dialdehyde-functionalized polyethylene glycol |
| Dopa | 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine |
| Gel | gelatin |
| GelMAC | gelatin methacrylol catechol |
| GG | galactomannan |
| GM | gentamicin |
| HA | hyaluronic acid |
| HC | hemicellulose |
| HTCC | N-(2-hydroxypropyl)-3-trimethylammonium chitosan chloride |
| HuA | humic acid |
| LA | lipoic acid |
| MA | methacrylated |
| mfps | mussel foot proteins |
| nDMA | nitro-dopamine methacrylamide |
| NS | nanosheets |
| OHA | oxidized hyaluronic acid |
| OKG | oxidized konjac glucomannan |
| OSA | oxidized sodium alginate |
| PA | protocatechualdehyde |
| PAA | polyacrylic acid |
| PAM | polyacrylamide |
| PBA | phenyl boronic acid |
| PCD | poly(β-cyclodextrin) |
| PDA | polydopamine |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |
| PEGDA | polyethylene glycol diacrylate |
| PEI | polyethylene imine |
| PNIPAM | poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) |
| PPy | polypyrrole |
| PVA | polyvinyl alcohol |
| PVP | polyvinyl pyrrolidone |
| SL | sodium lipoate |
| TA | tannic acid |
| ThA | thioctic acid |
| XG | xanthan gum |