| HA | hyaluronan, hyaluronic acid |
| HA-SH | thiolated hyaluronan |
| HA125-SH40 | hyaluronan with an average molecular weight of 125 kDa and a thiolation degree of 40% |
| CuAAC | Cu(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition |
| NPhth | N-phthalimido |
| rt | room temperature |
| Me | methyl |
| Et | ethyl |
| Ac | acetyl |
| equiv | equivalents |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline |
| DMF | N,N-dimethylformamide |
| Ts | tosyl (protecting group) |
| TBAI | tetrabutylammonium iodide |
| ddH2O | double-distilled water |