α-MHC	α-myosin heavy chain
5-aza	5-Azacytidine
AAT	alpha-1 anti-trypsin
ACAN	Aggrecan
ANP	trial natriuretic peptide
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BMP	Bone morphogenetic proteins
CK18	cytokeratin 18
CK19	cytokeratin 19
COL2A1	chondrocyte marker type II collagen
cTnT	cardiac troponin T
CX43	connexin 43
ECs	endothelial cells
ESCs	embryonic stem cells
FABP2	Fatty acid-binding protein 2
FABP4	fatty acid binding protein 4
FGF	fibroblasts growth factor
GAG	glycosaminoglycan
GATA4	GATA binding protein 4
HA	hyaluronic acid
hEGF	human epithelial growth factor
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
HSCSs	hematopoietic stem cells
HSPCs	hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells
HUVEC	human umbilical vein endothelial cells
IGF	insulin-like growth factor
iPSCs	induced pluripotent stem cells
ISCT	International society for cellular therapy
KLK	Kallikreins
LPL	lipoprotein lipase
MAP2	microtubule-associated protein 2
MSCs	mesenchymal stem cells
Nkx2.5	homeobox protein 2.5
NURR1	nuclear receptor related 1 protein
NVU	neurovascular unit
OoC	Organ-on-a-Chip
PC	polycarbonate
PCL	polycaprolactone
PDMS	polydimethylsiloxane
PEG	polyethylene glycol
PGA	polyglycolic acid
PGLA	poly lactic/glycolic acids co-polymers
PLA/PDLLA	polylactic acid
poly HEMA	poly hydroxyethyl methacrylate
PPARγ	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ
PVA	polyvinyl alcohol
RA	retinoic acid
RUNX2	runt-related transcription factor 2
SF	Silk fibroin
TAT	tyrosine amino transferase
TGF-β	transforming growth factor beta
VE-cadherin	vascular endothelial cadherin
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR-2	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2
vWF	von Willebrand factor