| AAm | acrylamide |
| Alg | sodium alginate |
| APS | ammonium peroxodisulfate |
| BBS | borate buffered solution |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| EDC | 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide |
| EDA | ethylene diamine |
| GMA | glycidyl methacrylate |
| HOBT | 1-hydroxybenzotriazol |
| HELF | Human embryonic lung fibroblasts |
| HMSCs | Human mesenchymal stem cells |
| MBAAm | N,N′-methylene-bis-acrylamide |
| PLA | poly(lactic acid) |
| PLLA | poly(l-lactic acid) |
| PDLLA | poly(d,l-lactic acid) |
| PLA-PAAm | PLA-based film the surface of which is modified by PAAm |
| PLA-Alg | PLA-based film the surface of which is modified by Alg |
| SDS | sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| TNBS | 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid |
| PBS | phosphate buffered solution |