AA	acrylic acid
AcOH	acetic acid
aq.	water solution,
BFP1	bone-forming peptide 1
BLG	β -lactoglobulin
BSA	bovine serum albumin
BSA – FITC	bovine serum albumin conjugated with fluorescein isothiocyanate
CDI	carbodiimide
CelluloseNF	cellulose nanofibers
CG	cationized gelatin
conc.	concentrated
EDAC	1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride
EGS	ethylene glycol-bis(sulfosuccinimidylsuccinate)
EtOH	ethanol
HA	hyaluronic acid
HAP	hydroxyapatite
Heparin – FITC	heparin conjugated with fluorescein isothiocyanate
HSA	human serum albumin
LBL	layer-by-layer self-assembly technique
PA6	poly(caprolactam), polyamide-6
PAN	poly(acrylonitrile)
PBS	phosphate buffer saline
PCL	poly(ε- caprolactone)
PD	poly(dopamine)
PDLG	poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide)
PEO	poly(ethylene oxide), poly(ethylene glycol)
PGA	poly(glycolide)
PHBV	poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate)
PLC	poly(L-lactide-co-caprolactone)
PLGA	poly(lactide-co-glycolide)
PLGA-b-PEO-NH2	block copolymer of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) with amine-terminated poly(ethylene oxide)
PLLA	poly(L-lactide)
PMMA	poly(methyl methacrylate)
PS	poly(styrene)
PVA	poly(vinyl alcohol)
PVAc	poly(vinyl acetate)
PVP	poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)
RF	radio frequency
RGD	arginylglycylaspartic acid (tripeptide Arg-Gly-Asp)
RhB	rhodamin - B
SBF	simulated body fluid
SBS	styrene-butadiene-styrene triblock copolymer
SF	silk fibroin
SulfoNHS	N-hydroxysulfosuccinimide sodium salt
TE	tissue engineering
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
WP	whey protein