Abbreviation	Full Name
Acs	Acetyl CoA Synthease
ATRP	Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
°C	Degree Celsius
CGC	Critical Gelation Concentration
CL	Cross-linker
CMP	Collagen Mimetic Peptide
Cryo-SEM	Cryo-Scanning Electron Microscope
DAMA	N-(N′,N′-dicarboxymethyl aminopropyl) methacrylamide
DMSO	Dimethyl sulfoxide
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
DTT	Dithiothreitol
EtOH	Ethanol
Fmoc	Fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl chloride
G’	Storage Modulus
GF	Growth Factor
H2O	Water
hMSCs	Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
HPMA	Hydroxypropyl methacrylate
IA	Itaconic acid
J	Joule
kPa	KiloPascal
LBM	Load Bearing Molecule
LCST	Lower Critical Solution Temperature
mAB	Monoclonal Anti Bodies
MADIX	Macromolecular Design by Interchange of Xantates
MeOH	Methanol
mm	Millimeter
NHS	N-Hydroxysuccinimide
nm	Nanometer
PAAc	Poly(acrylic acid)
PAAm	Poly(acryl amide)
PCL	Poly(ε-caprolactone)
PDMAEMA	Poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate)
PHEMA	Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)
PHPMA	Poly(2- hydroxypropyl methacrylate)
PEG	Poly(ethylene glycol)
PEI	Poly(ethylene imine)
PEODA	Poly(ethyleneoxide) diacrylate
PGA	Poly(glycolic acid)
PLA	Poly(lactic acid)
PLGA	Poly(lactic-glycolic acid)
PMOXA	Poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline)
PNIPAM	Poly(N-ispropylacrylamide)
PNIPMAM	Poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide)
PNVP	Poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)
PPO	Poly(propylene oxide)
PU	Poly(urethane)
PVA	Poly(vinyl alcohol)
PVCL	Poly(vinyl caprolactam)
RAFT	Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer
RGD	Arginylglycylaspartic acid
ROMP	Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization
T	Temperature
UCST	Upper Critical Solution Temperature
UV	Ultra Violet
VPTT	Volume Phase Transition Temperature
Wt%	Weight %