| 2D | two-dimensional |
| 3D | three-dimensional |
| AcvR2a | Activin A Receptor Type 2A |
| AEF | aligned electrospun fiber |
| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| bFGF | basic fibroblast growth factor |
| Bioink | biocompatible ink |
| BMP2 | Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 |
| BMPs | Bone Morphogenetic Proteins |
| CaSO4 | Calcium sulfate |
| COX2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| FGF | Fibroblast Growth Factor |
| FGF9 | Fibroblast Growth Factor 9 |
| GFP | Green Fluorescent Protein |
| GFs | Growth Factors |
| HA/TCP | HA/tricalcium phosphate |
| HA | Hydroxyapatite |
| HGF | Hepatocyte growth factor |
| hMSCs | human Mesenchymal Stem Cells |
| HSC | Hematopoietic Stem Cell |
| HUVEC | Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells |
| IGF-I | Insulin-like Growth Factor-I |
| IGF-II | Insulin-like Growth Factor-II |
| iNOS | inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase |
| LH | Large Hexagonal |
| LIPUS | Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Stimulation |
| LS | Large Square |
| MAPK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| MEF | Mesh Electrospun Fiber |
| Mg2+ | Magnesium ion |
| MgApRCP | Mineralized, magnesium-doped recombinant type I collagen enriched with the RGD sequence |
| MgCHA | Magnesium and carbonate hydroxyapatite |
| MgHA/ColI | Magnesium-doped hydroxyapatite and type I collagen |
| miRNAs | microRNA |
| Mmp13 | Matrix Metallopeptidase 13 |
| Mmp2 | Matrix Metallopeptidase 2 |
| MPa | Megapascal |
| MSCs | Mesenchymal Stem Cells |
| MT | Masson’s Trichrome |
| NCs | nasal chondrocytes |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells |
| NSG | NOD scid gamma |
| PCL | poly(e-caprolactone) |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3 kinase |
| PLGA | poly-lactic-co-glycolic acid |
| PLLA | poly-L-lactic acid |
| PSR | PicroSirius Red |
| RANKL | Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand |
| RCP | Recombinant Collagen Peptide |
| REF | Random Electrospun Fiber |
| RGD | Arginine-Glycine-Aspartic acid |
| RGDS | Arginine-Glycine-Aspartic acid-Serine |
| Runx2 | Runt-related transcription factor 2 |
| SH | Small Hexagonal |
| Smad5 | SMAD Family Member 5 |
| SS | Small Square |
| TGFβ | Transforming Growth Factor beta |
| TGFβ3 | Transforming Growth Factor beta-3 |
| TSG6 | TNF-Stimulated Gene 6 protein |
| V-Cam1 | Vascular Cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| VEGF | Vascular-Endothelial Growth Factor |
| WT | Wild Type |
| YAP/TAZ | Yes-associated protein/Tafazzin |
| Zo-1 | Zonula occludens-1 |