| 5-FU | 5-fluorouracil |
| AFM | atomic force microscopy |
| AI | artificial intelligence |
| BC | bacterial cellulose |
| BSANP | bovine serum albumin nanoparticles |
| CARS | coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering |
| CNT | carbon nanotubes |
| cRGD | cyclic arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (cyclic RGD peptide) |
| DMA | dynamic mechanical analysis |
| DRIFT | diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform |
| DSC | differential scanning calorimetry |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FTIR | Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy |
| GelMA | gelatin methacryloyl |
| HEMA | 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate |
| HPMA | N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| LC-MS | liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| LCST | lower critical solution temperature |
| micro-CT | micro-computed tomography |
| ML | machine learning |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| PCL | polycaprolactone |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |
| PGA | polyglycolic acid |
| PLA | polylactic acid |
| PLCL | poly(L-lactide-co-caprolactone) |
| PLDLLA | poly(L-lactide-co-D,L-lactide) |
| PLGA | poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| PNIPAAm | poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) |
| PSMA | prostate-specific membrane antigen |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SEM | scanning electron microscopy |
| SF | silk fibroin |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| TGA | thermogravimetric analysis |
| TPP | two-photon polymerization |
| UV-Vis | ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy |
| VP | vinylpyrrolidone |
| XPS | X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy |