2D	two-dimensional
3D	three-dimensional
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
APP	amyloid precursor protein
Aß	amyloid beta
Au	gold
CdTe	cadmium telluride
CGF	cowpox growth factor
CIS	cisplatin
CQ	chloroquine
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
FAK	focal adhesion kinase
HD	Huntington’s disease
HTS	high-throughput screening
iPSCs	induced-pluripotent stem cells
NA	noradrenaline
NGF	nerve growth factor
NPs	nanoparticles
OPV	Orthopoxviruses
PAMAM	polyamidoamine
PCL	polycaprolactone
PD	Parkinson’s disease
PDMS	polydimethylsiloxane
PEG	polyethylene glycol
PLGA	poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)
polyHEMA	poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate)
PVA	polyvinyl alkohol
RGD	the tripeptide Arg-Gly-Asp consists of Arginine, Glycine, and Aspartate
SAL	salinomycin
WT	wild type