| °C | Degree celsius |
| BC | Bacterial cellulose |
| BNC | Bacteria nanocellulose |
| CC | Crystalline cellulose |
| CNC | Cellulose nanocrystal |
| DIW | Deionized water |
| DW | Distilled water |
| E | Young’s modulus |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| FC | Fibrillated cellulose |
| GPA | Giga pascals |
| H2SO4 | Sulfuric acid |
| HA | Hydroxyapatite |
| hASCs | Human adipose stem cells |
| HBr | Hydrobromic acid |
| HCl | Hydrochloric acid |
| hMSCs | Human mesenchymal stem cells |
| HNO3 | Nitric acid |
| KOH | Potassium hydroxide |
| LB | Lignocellulosic biomass |
| M058K | Glioblastoma multiforme cell line |
| MC3T3 | Osteoblast precursor cell line |
| MCC | Microcrystalline cellulose |
| MFC | Microfibrillated cellulose |
| MG63 | Human osteosarcoma cell line |
| MPa | Mega pascals |
| NaOH | Sodium hydroxide |
| NCC | Nanocrystalline cellulose |
| NFC | Nanofibrillated cellulose |
| n-HA | Nano-hydroxyapatite |
| NWC | Nanowhisker cellulose |
| OVA | Ovalbumin |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| PCL | Ε-poly(caprolactone) |
| PEG | Poly(ethylene glycol) |
| PLA | Poly(lactic acid) |
| PLLA | Poly(l-lactide acid) |
| PPF | Poly(propylene fumarate) |
| PVA | Poly(vinyl alcohol) |
| SBF | Simulated body fluid |
| TE | Tissue engineering |