Acronym	Name
(P(LA–co–MPC))	5-methyl-5-propargyloxycarbonyl-1,3-dioxan-2-one copolymer
AChE	acetylcholinesterase
AEM	N-(2-aminoethyl)maleimide
APTES	3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane
ATRP	atom transfer radical polymerization
BMP	bone morphogenetic proteins
BPA	bisphenol A
BSA	bovine serum albumin
CA	covalent conjugation
CA-125	cancer antigen 125
CD44	cluster of differentiation 44
CDI	1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole
CTC	circulating tumor cell
CuAAC	copper-catalyzed azide alkyne cycloaddition
Cy5	streptavidin
DBU	1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7ene
DIBO	4-dibenzocyclooctynol
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
EDC	1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide
EGS	ethylene glycol-bis(sulfosuccinimidyl succinate)
ELISA	enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EPC	enzyme aggregation
EpCAM	anti-epithelial cell adhesion molecule
ETBFMS	electrospun triple-blend fibrous mats
FITC	fluorescein isothiocyanate
FMOC	fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl
FP	feathered polypeptide
GA	glutaraldehyde
GRGDS	Gly-Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser
hexDA	hexamethylenediamine
hIgG	immunoglobulin G
HRP	horseradish peroxidase
IgG	Immunoglobulin G
ITO	indium tin oxide
LOD	limit of detection
MA	methylacrylate
MICs	minimum inhibitory concentrations
MNFs	magnetic nanofibers
MWCNTS	multiwall carbon nanotubes
nHA	nanometric hydroxyapatite
NHS	N-Hydroxysuccinimide
NHS-Mal	3-(maleimido) propionic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester
NT	nitrocellulose
OVSEG	poly-(6-O-vinylsebacoyl d-glucose)
P3ANA	poly(m-anthranilic acid)
PAA	poly(acrylic acid)
PAAM	polyacrylamide
PAN	polyacrylonitrile
PANI	polyaniline
PANnFs	polyacrylonitrile nanofibers
PBS	phosphate buffered saline
pCBMA	poly(carboxybetaine methacrylate)
PCL	polycaprolactone
PEG	poly(ethylene glycol)
PEGDA	PEG diamine
PEI	polyethyleneimine
PEO	poly(ethylene oxide)
PGMA	poly(glycidyl methacrylate)
PHB	polyhydroxyalkanoate
PIII	plasma-immersion ion implantation
PLA	poly lactic acid
PLGA	poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)
PLLA	poly(L-lactide)
PMMA	poly(methyl methacrylate)
PMMA CEA	poly(methyl methacrylate-co-ethyl acrylate)
PNIPAM	poly (n-isopropylacrylamide)
PS	polystyrene
PSBMA	poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate)
PSMA	poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride)
PTFE	Polytetrafluoroethylene
PVA	polyvinyl alcohol
PVP	poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)
QDs	quantum dots
rGO	reduced graphene oxide
rhBMP-2	recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2
rhEGF	recombinant human epidermal growth factor
SMCC	succinimidyl 4-(N-maleimidomethyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylate
SPAAC	strain promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition
THF	tetrahydrofuran
VD	vitamin-D3
YIGSR	Tyr-Ile-Gly-Ser-Arg