| AA | acrylic acid |
| AEMA | 2-aminoethyl methacrylate hydrochloride |
| AFM | atomic force microscopy |
| BA | n-butyl acrylate |
| BPY | 2,2′-bipyridine |
| HA | hyaluronic acid |
| MAMA | poly(MPC-co-AEMA-co-N-methacryloyl methacrylamide) |
| MeHA | methacrylated hyaluronic acid |
| MeOEGMA | oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate |
| MPC | 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine |
| MPS | potassium 3-(methacryloyloxy) propane-1-sulfonate |
| MSC | mesenchymal stem cell |
| MTAC | 2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyltrimethylammonium chloride |
| NIPAM | N-isopropylacrylamide |
| PEEK | poly(ether ether ketone) |
| PMA | poly(MPC-co-AEMA) |
| PMDETA | N,N,N′,N″,N″-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine |
| RDRP | reversible-deactivation radical polymerization |
| SEM | scanning electron microscopy |
| SI-ATRP | surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization |
| SPMK | 3-sulfopropyl methacrylate potassium salt |
| St | styrene |
| TiO2 | titanium dioxide |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| VPA | vinylphosphonic acid |
| VSA | vinylsulfonic acid sodium |