| PHAs | Polyhydroxyalkanoates |
| PLA | Polylactic acid |
| PGA | Polyglycolic acid |
| PCL | Polycaprolactone |
| PBS | Poly (butylene succinate) |
| PLGA | Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| MWCNT | Multi-walled carbon nanotubes |
| PVA | Polyvinyl alcohol |
| IEC | Ion-exchange capacity |
| IPN | Interpenetrating network |
| CS or CH or CHT or CSBHD | Chitosan |
| SSA | Sulfosuccinic acid |
| PEM | Proton-exchange membrane |
| CNC | Cellulose nanocrystals |
| PIL | Protic ionic liquid |
| RF | Radio Frequency |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope |
| BioPEM | Biopolymer electrolyte membranes |
| HPMC | Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose |
| EDLC | Electric Double-Layer Capacitors |
| RGO | Reduced graphene oxide |
| UT | Ultrasonic transducer |
| FASC | Flexible all-solid-state supercapacitor |
| SA | Sodium alginate |
| GO | Graphene oxide |
| CV | Cyclic voltammetry |
| LIF | Laser-induced fluorescence |
| FPN | 4,4′-fluoresceinoxy bisphthalonitrile |
| LOD | Limit of detection |
| NCD | N-doped carbon dots |
| AIEE | Aggregation-induced enhanced emission |
| MIP | Imprinted chitosan |
| AA | Ascorbic acid |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PET | Photo-induced electron transfer |
| NBU-CD | Fluorescent nanofiber membrane |
| U-CD | Xylan-derived carbon dots |
| HEC | Hydroxy ethyl cellulose |
| QD | Quantum dots |
| CQD | Carbon quantum dots |
| BTX | Benzene, Toluene, and Xylene |
| LDH | Layered double hydroxide |
| TPU | Polyurethane |
| AuNC | Gold nanoclusters |
| AMP | Adenosine 5′-monophosphate |
| PEDOT:PSS | Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate |
| ECG | Electrocardiogram |
| CNT | Carbon nanotube |
| VOC | Volatile organic compound |
| Ra | Relative response |
| GF | Gauge factor |
| Azo | Azobenzene |
| CBC | Carboxylated bacterial cellulose |
| IL | Ionic liquid |
| MFC | Microfibrillated cellulose |
| CMCS | Carboxymethyl chitosan |
| TA | Tannic acid |
| CMC | Carboxymethyl cellulose |
| SCIA | Sodium alginate-carboxymethyl cellulose ion actuator |
| 9-AN | 9-anthracenecarboxylic acid |
| THBP | 2,2′,4,4′-tetrahydroxybenzophenone |
| BPBE | Biopolymer blend electrolyte membranes |
| κ-Car | κ-Carrageenan |
| DNH | Double-network hydrogel |
| AMPS | 2-Acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid |
| FBAM | Flexible biomimetic artificial muscle |
| SIO | Silk fibroin inverse opal |
| PDMS | Polydimethylsiloxane |
| CTE | Coefficient of thermal expansion |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene fluoride |
| CUR | Curcumin |
| PCLP-CUR | CUR-loaded platelet membrane bioinspired chitosan liposome |
| BSP | Bletilla striata polysaccharide |
| DPPH | 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl |
| AgNP | Silver nanoparticles |
| APTES | 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane |
| PHB | Polyhydroxybutyrate |
| DMAEMA | Dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate |
| CNF | Chitin nanofibrils |
| TEER | Transendothelial electrical resistance |
| SL | Soda lignin |
| ASL | Acetylated soda lignin |
| HMK | High molecular weight keratin |
| ALP | Alkaline phosphatase |
| MFC-IL | Microfibrillated cellulose-ionic liquid |
| PHBV | Poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid-co-3-hydroxyvaleric acid) |