| AAlg | Aminated alginate |
| AlgDA | Alginate dialdehyde |
| AG | Agarose |
| Alg | Alginate |
| AlgGO | Alginate gel bead containing vegetable oil |
| ALP | Alkaline phosphatase |
| AM | Additive manufacturing |
| BFP1 | Bone formation peptide-1 |
| BLM | Bilayer membrane |
| BMCs | Bone marrow cells |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| BTE | Bone tissue engineering |
| CAlg | Calcium alginate |
| CaGlu | Calcium gluconate |
| CMC | Carboxymethyl cellulose |
| COL | Collagen |
| CP | Calcium phosphate |
| CPC | Calcium phosphate cement |
| CS | Chitosan |
| CTE | Cardiac tissue engineering |
| CTTE | Cartilage tissue engineering |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| FDM | Fused deposition modeling |
| GelMA | Gelatin methacryloyl |
| GL | Gelatin |
| GO | Graphene oxide |
| GRGDSP | Glycine–arginine–glycine–aspartic acid–serine–proline |
| HA | Hyaluronic acid |
| HAp | Hydroxyapatite |
| hBMSCs | Human bone mesenchymal stem cells |
| HDF | Primary human dermal fibroblast cells |
| HEK | Human embryonic kidney |
| HOS | Human osteosarcoma cell lines |
| HNTs | Halloysite nanotube |
| HPMC | Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose |
| HSFs | Human skin fibroblasts |
| HUCMSCs | Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells |
| HUVSMCs | Human umbilical vein smooth muscle cells |
| MSCs | Mesenchymal stem cells |
| MTX | Methotrexate |
| MZ | Metronidazole |
| NFC | Nano fibrillated cellulose |
| NHDF | Normal human dermal fibroblasts |
| NPCs | Neural progenitor cells |
| PC | Pectin |
| PEO | Poly(ethylene oxide) |
| PEGTA | Poly (ethylene glycol)-tetra-acrylate |
| PGRN | Progranulin |
| PLGA | Poly (lactide-co-glycolide) |
| PNIPAAm | Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) |
| PVA | Poly (vinyl alcohol) |
| PVP | Polyvinyl pyrrolidone |
| rGO | reduced graphene oxide |
| Na-Alg | Sodium alginate |
| SIM | Simvastatin |
| SLS | Selective laser sintering |
| SMC | Smooth muscle cells |
| SMHs | Shape memory hydrogel |
| 5-FU | 5-fluorouracil |
| TE | Tissue engineering |
| TGF-1 | Transforming growth factor 1 |
| TIJ | Thermal inkjet |
| (TNF)-α | Tumor necrosis factor |
| UV light | Ultraviolet light |
| VIC | Valve leaflet interstitial cells |
| 3D | Three-dimensional |