AZO	azobenzene
CD-PMPC	β-cyclodextrin (CD)-modified poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine)
DC	dicolfenac
DDS	drug delivery systems
DEX	dexamethasone
DMA-MPC	dopamine methacrylamide-2-methacryloyloxyethylphosphorylcholine
DMA-SBMA-pSBMA	dopamine methacrylamide-sulfobetaine methacrylate
DMAA	HEMA and N, N-dimethylacrylamide
DMM	destabilization of the medial meniscus
DMPC	1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
DOPC	dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine
DOPG	l,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoglycerol
DOTAP	1,2-DioleOyl-3-TrimethylAmmonium Propane
DPPC	1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
DPPE	dipalmitoyl phosphatidylethanolamine
DS	diclofenac sodium
DSP	dexamethasone sodium phosphate
ECM	extracellular matrix
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FLS	type B fibroblast-like synoviocytes
GAG	glycosaminoglycans
GelMA	gelatin methacryalate
HA	hyaluronic acid
HA-PNIPAM	HA-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
HPG	hyperbranched glycerol polymers
HSPC	hydrogenated soy phosphatidylcholine
IA	intra-articular
IL	interleukin
Liss Rhod PE	1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine
MLS	macrophage-like synoviocytes
MLV	multilamellar vesicles
MMPs	matrix metalloproteinases
MP	microparticles
MSNs	mesoporous silica NP
MSNs-NH2@PMPC	poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) (PMPC)-grafted MSNs
MSNs-NH2@PSPMK	poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) (PSPMK)-grafted MSNs
MT	mitochondria
MW	molecular weight
NP	nanoparticles
NSAID	Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
OA	osteoarthritis
OARSI	Osteoarthritis Research Society International
PAMPS	poly-2-acrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonic
PE	phosphatidylEthanolamine
PEG	poly(ethylene glycol)
PGs	proteoglycans
PG	prostaglandin
pHEMA	poly(hydroxyethylmethacrylate)
PL	phospholipids
PLGA	Poly lactic-co-glycolic acid
PMS	poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) (MPC)-co-poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) (SBMA) hydrogel
PMPC	poly-2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphoryl choline
PNIPAAm	poly(3-sulfopropyl methacrylate potassium salt) (PSPMK) brushes grafted onto poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
PNIPAM-PMPC PSBMA	poly[N-isopropylacrylamide-2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine] (PNIPAM-PMPC)
PSBMA	poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate)
PSPMK	poly(3-sulfopropyl methacrylate potassium salt)
RA	rheumatoid arthritis
RNS	Reactive Nitrogen Species
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
SB-g-NBrMGs	poly(3-sulfopropyl methacrylate potassium salt) (PSPMK) brushes grafted poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAAm) micro-gels
SF	synovial fluid
SUV	single unilamellar vesicles
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor