ACP	Amorphous calcium phosphate
ALN	Alendronate
ASP	Aspartic acid
Au@MSNPs	Gold nanorods enclosed inside mesoporous silica nanoparticles
BG	Bioactive glass
BMP	Bone morphogenetic protein
Bip	3,5-di(ethylamino-2,2-bisphosphono) benzoic acid
BPs	Bisphosphonates
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
CA	Citric acid
CaP	Calcium phosphate
CaPCs	Calcium phosphate cements
CaPSC	Calcium phosphate silicate cements
CDHA	Calcium deficient hydroxyapatite
CPNs	Coordination polymer nanoparticles
CPPA	Calcium phosphate-phosphorylated adenosine
CSC	Calcium silicate cements
DOX	Doxorubicin
DSP	Diamminedichlorosuccinate-platinum
DTPA	Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid
DTX	Docetaxel
EMA	European Medicines Agency
EVs	Extracellular vesicles
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FGF	Fibroblast growth factor
GI	Gastrointestinal
GLU	Glutamic acid
GS	Gentamicin sulfate
HA	Hydroxyapatite
HAC	Hydroxyapatite cement
HAP	Hydroxyapatite powder
IGF	Insulin-like growth factor
IL	Interleukin
I.V.	Intravenous
MA	Monoethyl adipate
MMPs	Matrix metalloproteinases
MRI	Magnetic resonance
MRSA	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MSCs	Mesenchymal stromal cells
MSNPs	Mesoporous silica nanoparticles
MTP-PE	Muramyl tripeptide phosphatidyl ethanolamine
MTX	Methotrexate
N-BPs	Nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates
NIR	Near infrared
NPs	Nanoparticles
OCP	Octacalcium phosphate
OS	Osteosarcoma
P/L	Power to liquid
PAMAM	Polyamidoamine
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
PEPn Na	Poly(ethylene sodium phosphate)
PL	Plumbagin
PLA	Polylactic acid
PLGA	Poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid
PMMA	Poly(methyl methacrylate)
PNs	Polymeric nanoparticles
PTH	Parathyroid hormone
PTT	Photothermal therapy
PTX	Paclitaxel
RA	Risedronate
RANKL	Nuclear factor kappa-B ligand
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SERMs	Selective estrogen receptor modulators
SPIONs	Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
TCP	Tricalcium phosphate
TEs	Trace elements
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-β
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
TOB	Tobramycin
TSECs	Tissue-selective estrogen complexes
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR	Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor
W/O	Water in oil
ZOL	Zoledronate