| ASTM | ASTM International, formerly American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| ATR | Attenuated total reflection |
| CLSM | Confocal laser scanning microscope |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FESEM | Field emission scanning electron microscopy |
| FTIR | Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy |
| hMSCs | Human mesenchymal stem cells |
| HUVECs | Human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PCL | Polycaprolactone |
| PDA | Polydopamine |
| PDMS | Polydimethylsiloxane |
| PLGA | Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| PLLA | Poly(L-lactic acid) |
| PU | Polyurethane |
| SBS | Solution blow spinning |
| SE(U) | Secondary scattered electrons (the upper detector) |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope |
| V-I | Variant I |
| V-II | Variant II |
| XTT | Sodium 3′-[1- (phenylaminocarbonyl)- 3,4- tetrazolium]-bis (4-methoxy6-nitro) benzene sulfonic acid hydrate |