| 3D | 3-dimensional |
| AF | Alexa Fluor |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DAPI | 4′,6-Diamidin-2-phenylindol |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DP | Degree of polymerization |
| DPBS | Dulbecco’s phosphate-buffered saline |
| Escherichia coli | E. coli |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| FBN | Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology |
| FGF | Fibroblast growth factor |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| HRP | Horse-radish peroxidase |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| mAb | Monoclonal antibody |
| MHH | Hannover Medical School |
| MWCO | Molecular weight cut-off |
| NET | Neutrophil extracellular trap |
| Neu5Ac | N-acetylneuraminic acid |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| P. aeruginosa | Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| polySia | Polysialic acid |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene difluoride |
| RC | Regenerated cellulose |
| RPMI | Roswell Park Memorial Institute |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| TBS | Tris-buffered saline |
| TBS-T | Tris-buffered saline containing 0.1% Tween-20 |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |