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. 2020 Apr 6;12(4):844. doi: 10.3390/polym12040844
3D Three-dimensional
AgNPs = NAg Silver nanoparticles
ALP Alkaline phosphatase
ASCs Adipose tissue-derived stem cells
BAI Biomaterial-associated infection
BCP Biphasic calcium phosphate
BDDE 1,4-butanedioldiglycidyl ether
bdECM Bone demineralized extracellular matrix
BMPs Bone morphogenetic proteins
BMSCs Bone marrow-derived stem cells
BSP Bone sialoprotein
CH Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride
CMCS Carboxymethyl chitosan sulfate
CNS Central nervous system
COP Collagen peptide
CuNPs Copper nanoparticles
dECM Decullarized extracellular matix
DGEA Asp-Gly-Glu-Ala amino acid sequence
DPPH 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl
DPSCs Dental pulp stem cells
E Young’s modulus (Modulus of elasticity)
ECM Extracellular matrix
ELPs Elastin-like polypeptides
ELRs Elastin-like recombinamers
EnSCs Endometrial stem cells
FBS Fetal bovine serum
FGF-2 Basic fibroblast growth factor-2
GAGs Glycosaminoglycans
GE Gelatin
GFOGER Gly-Phe-HPro-Gly-Glu-Arg amino acid sequence
GFPGER Gly-Phe-Pro-Gly-Glu-Arg amino acid sequence
GFs Growth factors
GNFs Gelatin nanofibrils
GQGFSYPYKAVFSTQ Gly-Gln-Gly-Phe-Ser-Tyr-Pro-Tyr-Lys-Ala-Val-Phe-Ser-Thr-Gln
amino acid sequence
GTPGPQGIAGQRGVV Gly-Thr-Pro-Gly-Pro-Gln-Gly-Ile-Ala-Gly-Gln-Arg-Gly-Val-Val
amino acid sequence
GYIGSR Gly-Tyr-Ile-Gly-Ser-Arg amino acid sequence
HA Hyaluronic acid
HAp Hydroxyapatite
IGF-1 Insulin-like growth factor-1
IKVAV Ile-Lys-Val-Ala-Val amino acid sequence
IS Insoluble elastin
IVAPPGYHAFYCHGECP Ile-Val-Ala-Pro-Pro-Gly-Tyr-His-Ala-Phe-Tyr-Cys-His-Gly-Glu-Cys-Pro amino acid sequence
KAFDITYVRLKF Lys-Ala-Phe-Asp-Ile-Thr-Tyr-Val-Arg-Leu-Lys-Phe amino acid sequence
KIPKASSVPTELSAISTLYLSGGC Lys-Ile-Pro-Lys-Ala-Ser-Ser-Val-Pro-Thr-Glu-Leu-Ser-Ala-Ile-Ser-Thr-Leu-Tyr-Leu-Ser-Gly-Gly-Cys amino acid sequence
KLTWQELYQLKYKGI Lys-Leu-Thr-Trp-Gln-Glu-Leu-Tyr-Gln-Leu-Lys-Tyr-Lys-Gly-Ile
amino acid sequence
KQAGDV Lys-Gln-Ala-Gly-Asp-Val amino acid sequence
KQLNAISVLYFDD Lys-Gln-Leu-Asn-Ala-Ile-Ser-Val-Leu-Gln-Phe-Asp-Asp
amino acid sequence
LDV Leu-Asp-Val amino acid sequence
MB Basement membrane of extracellular matrix
MSCs Mesenchymal stem cells
MWCNTs Multi-walled carbon nanotubes
NGCs Nerve guidance conduits
nHAp Nano-hydroxyapatatite
OC Osteocalcin
OP Osteopontin
OSTRX Osterix
P-15 PepGen P-15 peptide
PBMNCs Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PBS Phosphate buffered saline
PCL Poly-ε-caprolactone
PDGF Platelet-derived growth factor
PDLCs Periodontal ligament cells
PDO Polydioxanone
PEG Polyethylene glycol
PGA Poly-glycolic acid
PGs Proteoglycans
PHSRN Pro-His-Ser-Arg-Asn amino acid sequence
PLA Polylactic acid
PLGA Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)
PLL Poly-L-lysine
PLLA Poly(L-lactic acid)
PNS Peripheral nervous system
Que Quercetin
RADARADARADARADA Arg-Ala-Asp-Ala-Arg-Ala-Asp-Ala-Arg-Ala-Asp-Ala-Arg-Ala-Asp-Ala
amino acid sequence
REDV Arg-Glu-Asp-Val amino acid sequence
RGD Arg-Gly-Asp peptide sequence
rhBMP-2 Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2
rhBMP-7 Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-7
rhEpo-CNPs Recombinant human erythropoietin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles
Rhodamin-FN Rhodamin labeled fibronectin
RUNX2 Runt-related transcription factor-2
SAMs Self-assembled monolayers
SAPs Self-assembly peptides
SCs Schwann cells
SDF-1α Stromal cell-derived factor-1
SE Soluble elastin
SEM Scanning electron microscope
SIKVAV Ser-Ile-Lys-Val-Ala-Val amino acid sequence
SMCs Smooth muscle cells
TE Tissue engineering
TGF-β Transforming growth factor-β
UCB-MSCs Umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
VPGVP Val-Pro-Gly-Val-Pro amino acid sequence
WVTR Water vapor transmission rate
YIGSR Tyr-Ile-Gly-Ser-Arg amino acid sequence
ZnNPs Zinc nanoparticles
α-TCP Alpha-tricalcium phosphate
β-TCP Beta-tricalcium phosphate