| 2D | Two-dimensional |
| A | Absorbance |
| ATR-FTIR | Attenuated Total Reflection-Fourier Transform Infrared (spectroscopy) |
| BSA | Bovine Serum Albumen |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| CPD | Critical Point Dryer |
| DAPI | 4′,6-Diamidino-2-Phenylindole |
| DCM | Dichloromethane |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagles Medium |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EthD-1 | Ethidium Homodimer-1 |
| EtOH | Ethanol |
| GDA | Glutaraldehyde |
| HDMS | Hexamethyldisilizane |
| IESL | Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser |
| MG | Microgrooves |
| MS | Microspikes |
| NGF | Nerve Growth Factor |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PC12 | Pheochromocytoma |
| PDMS | Poly(dimethylsiloxane) |
| PET | Polyethylene terephthalate |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| PLGA | Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) |
| RT | Room Temperature |
| SCB | Sodium Cacodylate buffer |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| SF6 | Sulfur hexafluoride |
| Si | Silicon |
| SW10 | Schwann cells |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| UV-Vis | Ultraviolet-Visible |
| UV/VIS/NIR | Ultraviolet/Visible/Near Infrared |
| Yb:KGW | Ytterbium-doped potassium gadolinium tungstate |
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