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. 2018 Aug 27;19(9):2537. doi: 10.3390/ijms19092537
HA Hyaluronic acid
PNIPAM Poly(n-isopropylacrylamide)
HA-CPN Hyaluronic acid-g-chitosan-g-PNIPAM
CPN Chitosan-g-poly(n-isopropylacrylamide)
LCST Lower critical solution temperature
PBS Phosphate buffered saline
HAP Hydroxyapatite
FBS Fetal bovine serum
DMEM Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium
ASCs Adipose-derived stem cells
rASCs Rabbit adipose-derived stem cells
ECM Extracellular matrix
H&E Hematoxylin and eosin
PRP Platelet-rich plasma
SEM Scanning electron microscopy
BCP Biphasic calcium phosphate
β-TCP β-Tricalcium phosphate
BTE Bone tissue engineering
AR Alizarin red
ARS Alizarin red S
3D Three-dimensional
IHC Immunohistochemical
CT Computed tomography
OD Optical density
SEM/EDX Scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray
ALP Alkaline phosphatase
NHS n-Hydroxysuccinimide
EDC 1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide
DDI Distilled de-ionized
MES 2-Morpholinoethane sulfonic acid
OCT Optimal cutting temperature
qRT-PCR Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction