SARS-CoV-2	Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
HSV-1	Herpes simplex virus type 1
HSK	Herpes simplex keratitis
CLP	Collagen-like peptide
PEG	Poly(ethylene glycol)
MES	2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid
EDC	1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride
NHS	N-hydroxysuccinimide
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
FTIR	Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
ATR	Attenuated total reflectance
NMR	Nuclear magnetic resonance
FEG-SEM	Field emission gun scanning electron microscopy
Tris-HCl	Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane hydrochloride
DSC	Differential scanning calorimetry
ALK	Anterior lamellar keratoplasty
IVCM	In vivo confocal microscopy
H&E	Hematoxylin and eosin
LVR	Linear viscoelastic region
HSE	Herpes simplex encephalitis
CIS	Cornea-in-a-Syringe
SiNP-GF19	Silica nanoparticles with cationic peptide GF19