| SAPs | Self-assembling peptides |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EDC | 1-ethyl-3-[3-dimethylaminopropyl]carbodiimide |
| Sulfo–NHS | N-hydroxysulfosuccinimide |
| TBI | Traumatic brain injury |
| SCI | Spinal cord injury |
| LVR | Linear viscoelastic regime |
| DMF | Dimethylformamide |
| HBTU | N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethyl-O-(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)uronium hexafluorophosphate |
| DIEA | N,N-Diisopropylethylamine |
| NMP | N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone |
| TFA | Trifluoroacetic acid |
| TIS | Triisopropylsilane |
| ThT | Thioflavin-T |
| FT-IR | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
| CD | Circular dichroism |
| AFM | Atomic force microscopy |
| DPBS | Dulbecco’s phosphate-buffered saline |
| FITC | Fluorescein Isothiocyanate |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |