aTc	anhydrotetracycline;
Ara	arabinose;
AHL	acyl-homoserine lactone;
AuNRs	gold nanorods;
BBC	biofilm@biochar;
BC	bacterial cellulose;
CAP	capsular polysaccharide;
CsgA-Mfp3s	curli fiber fusion protein of CsgA and mussel foot protein 3s;
DOMINO	DNA-based ordered memory and iteration network operator;
dVio	deoxyviolacein;
ELMs	engineered living materials;
EPS	extracellular polymeric substances;
ES	electrical stimulation;
GFP	green fluorescent protein;
hBMP-4	human bone morphogenetic protein 4;
HGT	horizontal gene transfer;
IAct	isoamyl acetate;
IL-1Ra	interleukin-1 receptor antagonist;
IPTG	isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside;
NIR	near-infrared;
PAI	p-coumaric acid inducer;
PGA	poly-γ-glutamic acid;
PLA-AP	poly(l-lactic acid)-block-aniline pentamer-block-poly(l-lactic acid);
PLGA/HA	poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)/hydroxyapatite;
Plu/PluDA	Pluronic/Pluronic diacrylate
PVD	peripheral vascular disease;
QK	VEGF-mimetic peptide QK;
RFP	red fluorescent protein;
RNAi	RNA interference;
SCRIBE	synthetic cellular recorders integrating biological events;
Tc	tetracycline;
VAI	vanillic acid inducer;
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor;
YCQ	YebF-collagen-binding domain-QK fusion protein;
YFP	yellow fluorescent protein.