| 3-D | Three dimensional |
| 2-D | Two dimensional |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| TGF | Transforming growth factor |
| HUVEC | Human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| MMPs | Matrix metalloproteinases |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| DIGME | Diskoid In Geometrically Micropatterned ECM |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PEGDA | Poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate |
| DMD-PP | Digital micromirror device-based projection printing |
| FLDW | Femtosecond laser direct writing |
| MMPs | Matrix Metalloproteinases |
| PVA | Poly(vinyl alcohol) |