AFM	Atomic force microscopy
AgNPs	Silver nanoparticles
ASTM	American Society for Testing and Materials
ATR-FTIR	Attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
BE	Binding energy
CA	Contact angle
CaP	Calcium phosphate
CH	Chitosan
Dex	Dexamethasone
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic Acid
ECTFE	Ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene
EPD	Electro-phoretic deposition
E-QCM	Electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance
ESCA	Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis
ESEM	Environmental scanning electron microscopy
FESEM	Field emission scanning electron microscope
GelGO	Graphene Oxide cross-linked Gelatin Fillers
GelGOHA	Graphene Oxide cross-linked Gelatin Fillers dispersed in hydroxyapatite
GL	Gelatin
Gly	Glycine
GO	Graphene oxide
HA	HydroxyApatite
HTCS	N-Hexyltrichlorosilane
Lig	Lignin
MPC	2-(Methacryloyloxy)ethyl Phosphoryl Choline
MWNT	Multi-walled nanotubes
NaPSS	Poly(Sodium-4-stryrensulfonate)
P(HEMA-MOEP)	Poly-2(Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate-2-Methacryloyloxyethyl Phosphate)
PCL	Poly(ε-Caprolactone)
PDA	Poly(Dopamine)
PEEK	Poly(Ether Ether Ketone)
PEG	Poly(Ethylene Glycol)
PEGDA	Poly(Ethylene Glycol Diacrylate)
PHEMA	Poly(2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate)
PLGA	Poly(D,L-Lactic-Co-Glycolic acid)
PPy	Poly(Pyrrole)
PVS	Poly(Vinylsulfonic acid, Sodium salt)
PyHTCS	6-(1,0-Pyrrolyl)-N-Hexyltrichlorosilane
Py-PD	4-Pyrrolyphenyldiazonium
QCM-D	Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation Monitoring
RGD	Arginyl-glycyl-aspartic Acid
SAMs	Self-assembled monolayers
SEM–EDX	Scanning Electron Microscopy with Energy-Dispersive X-ray analysis
SF	Silk fibroin
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy
TNs	Tio2-nanotubes
TNTA	Titania nanotube arrays
TOF-SIMS	Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry
XPS	X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy