| LOM | Laminated object manufacturing |
| MAC-Lp | Methacrylated chitosan-laponite |
| MAG-Lp | Methacrylated gelatin-laponite |
| MJM | Material jetting multijet |
| nBA | Nano bioactive glass |
| NVE | Nerve tissue engineering |
| NSCs | Neural stem cells |
| OCN | Osteocalcin |
| PBS | Phosphate buffer saline |
| PBF | Powder Bed Fusion |
| PCL-DA | Poly (ϵ-caprolactone) diacrylate |
| PDA | Polydopamine |
| PEC | Pectin |
| PEG | Poly ethylene glycol |
| PEGDA | Polyethylene glycol diacrylate |
| PLA | Poly (lactide acid) |
| PLLA | Poly (L-lactide) |
| PSL | Projection based stereolithography |
| PVA | Poly (vinyl alcohol) |
| Qu | Quercetin |
| RDMAM | Reflective dynamic mask additive manufacturing |
| RP | Rapid prototyping |
| SAL | Stereolithography |
| SCI | Spinal cord injury |
| SCs | Schwann cells |
| SLA | Stereolithography |
| SLM | Selective laser melting |
| SLS | Selective laser sintering |
| SFF | Solid free-form fabrication |
| SPSL | Scanning-projection based stereolithography |
| SSL | Scanning-based stereolithography |
| 3D | Three dimensional |
| 2D | Two dimensional |
| UAM | Ultrasonic additive manufacturing |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| WD | Wound dressing |
| AL | Alginate |
| ALP | Alkaline phosphatase |
| AM | Additive manufacturing |
| ARS | Alizarin Red Staining |
| BGC | Bioactive glass ceramic |
| BJ | Binder jetting |
| BMP-2 | Bone morphogenetic protein-2 |
| BMSCs | Bone mesenchymal stem cells |
| BTE | Bone tissue engineering |
| CAD | Computer aided design |
| CMC | Carboxy methyl chitosan |
| CNT | Carbon nano tube |
| Col | Collagen |
| CPCs | Cartilage progenitor cells |
| CS | Chitosan |
| CSG | CS hydrogel |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| CTE | Cartilage tissue engineering |
| DA | Deacetylation |
| DBRP | Dispensing-based rapid prototyping |
| DED | Direct energy deposition |
| DMD | Digital micromirror device |
| DMLS | Direct metal laser Sintering |
| DRG | Dorsal root ganglion |
| EBM | Electron beam melting |
| EBW | Electron beam welding |
| FDM | Fuse deposition manufacturing |
| FFF | Fused filament fabrication |
| GAG | Glycosaminoglycans |
| GE | Genipin |
| Gel | Gelatin |
| GLY | Glycerol |
| HA | Hydroxyapatite |
| hMSCs | Human mesenchymal stem cells |
| hNSC | Human neural stem cells |
| IPFP-ASCs | Infrapatellar fat pad adipose stem cells |