AIBN	2,2-azobis(2-methylpropionitrile)
λabs	absorption wavelength of Dcad
EI	bending stiffness
BC	braided conduit
calcein-AM	calcein-acetoxymethyl
COL	Collagel®
cGEL	oligomeric cross-linked Collagel®
cGELconduit	cGEL derived conduit
cGELdisc	cGEL derived disc
cGELfiller	cGEL derived filler
|η*|	complex viscosity
CD80	cluster of differentiation 80
CLD	cross-linking degree
CM	culture medium
LM11A-31	(2S,3S)-2-amino-3-methyl-N-[2,[2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl] pentanamide
Dcad	dansylcadaverine
DMEM	Dulbecco’s modified eagle medium
DRG	dorsal root ganglia
E*	effective Young’s Modulus
ECM	extra cellular matrix
FBS	fetal bovine serum
GM-CSF	granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
H&E	hematoxylin and eosin
HLA-DR	human leukocyte antigen-antigen D related
HPLC	high performance liquid chromatography
hASC	human adipose tissue-derived stem cells
HA	hyaluronic acid
IACUC	Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
IL-12	interleukin-12
ISO	International Organization of Standardization
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
LSM	laser scanning microscopy
cGEL+LM11A-31	LM11A-31 functionalized cGEL
cGELfiller+LM11A-31	LM11A-31 functionalized filler cGEL
G’	storage modulus
G”	loss modulus
MA	maleic anhydride
MAeq	equivalents of intact maleic anhydride
p75NTR	neurotrophin 75 receptors
NGF	nerve growth factor
NGCs	nerve guidance conduits
NiPAAm	N-isopropylacrylamide
NMPO	N-methylpiperidin-3-ol
NMP	N-methylpyrrolidon
DMF	N,N-dimethylformamide
oPNMA	oligomeric cross-linker oligo(PEDAS-co-NiPAAm-co-MA)
oPNMA+LM11A-31	oPNMA covalently functionalized with LM11A-31
oPNMA+LM11A-31+Dcad	Dcad covalently bound to oligomer oPNMA+LM11A-31
P/S	penicillin/streptomycin
PEDAS	pentaerythritol diacrylate monostearate
PNR	peripheral nerve regeneration
PBS	phosphate buffered saline
RA	reverse autograft
SC	Schwann cells
SEM	scanning electron microscopy
SEC	size exclusion chromatography
SD	standard deviations
s.c.	subcutaneous
TNBS	2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
USP/NF	United States Pharmacopeia/National Formulary