| HA | Hyaluronan |
| DC | Direct current |
| PVA | Poly(vinyl alcohol) |
| PEO | Polyethylene oxide |
| Average molecular weight | |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| EtOH | Ethanol |
| IPA | Isopropanol |
| MeOH | Methanol |
| DEMI | Demineralized |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothyocyanite isomer |
| BEC | Benzethonium chloride |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscope/Scanning Electron Microscopy |