| VPA | Vinylphosphonic acid |
| AAm | Acrylamide |
| MBAM | Methylenebisacrylamide |
| VPA-AAm | Vinylphosphonic acid–acrylamide |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| HBSS | Hanks’ Balanced Salt Solution |
| PBS | Phosphate-Buffered Saline |
| WST-1 | Water-Soluble Tetrazolium-1 Assay |
| wa. | washed |
| un. | unwashed |