PLA	Polylactic acid
PHB	Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)
PHAs	Polyhydroxyalkanoates
PVC	Poly(vinyl chloride)
PVDF	Polyvinylidene fluoride
PVDF HFP	Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene)
PHV	Polyhydroxyvalerate
PCL	Polycaprolactone
CA	Cellulose acetate
CTA	Cellulose triacetate
LAB	Lactic acid bacteria
PDLA	Poly(D-lactic acid)
PLLA	Poly(L-lactic acid)
PDLLA	Poly(DL-lactic acid)
DW	Dry weight
DMF	Dimethylformamide
DMSO	Dimethyl sulfoxide
TEP	Triethylene phosphate
ML	Methyl lactate
PHA	Polyhydroxyalkanoate
NIPS	Non-solvent-induced phase separation
TIPS	Thermally induced phase inversion
FDM	Fused deposition modeling
FTIR	Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
SEM	Scanning Electron Microscopy
XRD	X-ray diffraction
TGA	Thermogravimetric analysis
DSC	Differential Scanning Calorimetry
sc-PLA	Stereocomplex-type polylactide
scl-PHA	Short-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate
mcl-PHA	Medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate
lcl-PHA	Long-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate
L-LDH	L-lactate dehydrogenase
D-LDH	D-lactate dehydrogenase
CALB	Candida antarctica lipase B
CRL	Candida rugosa lipase
LA	Lactic acid
C/N	Carbon-to-nitrogen
CO2	Carbon dioxide
Tm	Melting temperature
Tg	Glass transition temperature
PEO	Polyethyleneoxide
TEGDA	Triethylene glycol diacetate
ATBC	Acetyl tributyl citrate
SLS	Selective laser sintering
CHAp	Carbonated hydroxyapatite
ABS	Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
HAp	Hydroxyapatite
PBS	Poly(butylene succinate
CNWs	Cellulose nanowhisker
MOF	Metal–organic framework
PIMs	Polymer inclusion membranes
GO	Graphene oxide
MF	Microfiltration
UF	Ultrafiltration
NF	Nanofiltration
RO	Reverse osmosis