ALP	alkaline phosphatase
AM	acetoxymethyl
BET	Bruhauer–Emmett–Teller
BMD	bone mineral density
BMP-2	bone morphogenetic protein-2
CaP	Calcium phosphate
CHO	Chinese hamster ovary
DOSY	diffusion-ordered spectroscopy
ECM	extracellular matrix
EFSA	European Food Safety Authority
EPIDOS	epidemiology of osteoporosis
ERK	extracellular signal–regulated kinases
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FDM	fused deposition modeling
FTIR	Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
GI-SAXS	gracing incidence small angle X-ray scattering
HA	hydroxy apatite
HMBC	heteronuclear multiple-bond correlation spectroscopy
HSQC	heteronuclear single-quantum correlation spectroscopy
HUVEC	human umbilical cord vein endothelial cells
LB	Langmuir–Blodgett
LDA	linear discrimination analysis
LPS	lipopolysaccharides
MCPM	monocalcium phosphate monohydrate
MSC	mesenchymal stem cells
NCPs	noncollagenous proteins
NMR	nuclear magnetic resonance
OPG	osteoprotegerin
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PINP	procollagen Type 1 N-terminal propeptide
PLS-DA	partial least squares regression discrimination analysis
RANK	receptor activator of nuclear factor κB
RANKL	receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand
RP	rapid prototyping
SLS	selective laser sintering
SLA	selective laser ablation
SAXS	small-angle X-ray scattering
SEC	size exclusion chromatography
Si	silicon
SiO2	silicon oxide
ß-TCP	beta-tricalcium phosphate
TGA	thermogravimetric analysis
T-SAXS	transition mode SAXS
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factors
WAXS	wide-angle X-ray scattering
XPS	X-ray photon spectroscopy
XRD	X-ray diffraction