| ACPC | Articular cartilage progenitor cells |
| CCL2 | Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 (also referred to as MCP1) |
| DM | Degree of methacrylation |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| FDA | The United States Food and Drug Administration |
| GAG | Glycosaminoglycan |
| GelMA | Gelatine methacryloyl |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MA | Methacrylic anhydride |
| MCP1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (also referred to as CCL2) |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| MSC | Mesenchymal stem cell |
| Mw | Molecular weight |
| OA | Osteoarthritis |
| PAMP | Pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| PBMC | Peripheral blood mononuclear cell |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumour necrosis factor alpha |
| UV | Ultraviolet |