AM	additive manufacturing
ASH	atomic-scale heating
Ag	argentum (silver)
Al	aluminium
ALP	alkaline phosphatase
B.	Bacillus
Ba	barium
BMP	bone morphogenic protein
BSA	bovine serum albumin anoparticles
C	carbon
Ca	calcium
CA	contact angle
CFRPEEK	carbon-fiber-reinforced polyetheretherketone
Cd	cadmium
copZ	copper transport protein, metallochaperone, Crk-associated substrate
cp	commercial pure
Cr	chromium
E.	Escherichia
EFG	epidermal growth factor
EPT	entangled porous titanium
F	flour
FAK	fokal adhesion kinase
FN	fibronectin
ECM	extracellular matrix
G−	gram negative
G+	gram positive
Ga	gallium
Ga–CT	Ga-containing calcium titanate
GT	gallium titanate
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
Fe	ferrum (iron)
GLAD	glancing angle sputter deposition
H	hydrogen
Hg	hydrargyrum (mercury)
HA	hydroxyapatite
Hf	hafnium
HP	hydrophilic
HV	high voltage
HY	hydrophobic
K.	Klebsiella
LV	low voltage
Mo	molybdenum
MEK	MAPK/Erk kinase
MIC	minimal inhibitory concentration
MLC	myosin light chain
N	nitrogen
Nb	niobium
NMATF	nuclear matrix architectural transcription factors
NPs	nanoparticles
O	oxygen
OSA	oxidized alginate
P	phosphorus/phosphate
P.	Pseudomonas
PCL	polycaprolactone
PI	periprosthetic infection
PLLA	polylactide
PMB	polymer molecular brushes
RANKL	receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand
Rho	Ras (Rat sarcom) homologue
RGD	Arginylglycylaspartic acid (tripeptide composed of l-arginine, glycine, and l-aspartic)
ROCK	Rho-associated protein kinase
S.	Staphylococcus
SAMs	self-assembled monolayers
SLA	sand-blasted, large grit, and acid-etched
Si	silicium
SilE	periplasmic Ag(I)-binding protein expressed by a sensor/responder two-component transcriptional regulatory system
SIRS	systemic inflammatory response syndrome
Sr	strontium
Ta	tantalum
Ti	titanium
V	vanadium, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
Zn	zinc
Zr	zirkonium