3D	Three dimensional
α	Alpha
β	Beta
BMMNC	Bone marrow mononuclear cells
BMP	Bone morphogenetic protein
BMSC	Bone marrow stromal/stem cells
Ca	Calcium
CA	Catechol
CA-CS/ZM	Ca/cs hydrogel modified by zif-8 np at a medium (1.2 mg) composition
CAG	Chitosan-agarose-gelatin
CaP	Calcium phosphate
CD	Cluster of differentiation
CFNS	Craniofrontonasal syndrome
CFU-F	Colony forming unit-fibroblast
CPC	Calcium phosphate cement
CS	Chitosan
CSO/H	Chitosan oligosaccharide/heparin
Cu	Copper
CXCL12	C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 12
CXCR4	C-X-C Chemokine Receptor type 4
DBBM	Deproteinized bovine bone mineral
DBM	Demineralized bone matrix
DPSC	Dental Pulp Stem Cells
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EGF-R	Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
ELP	elastin-like proteins
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
HA	Hydroxyapatite
hiPSC	human derived induced pluripotent stem cells
HLA-DR	Human Leukocytet Antigen-DR
hMSC	Human mesenchymal stem cells
IGFBP5	Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein 5
IGF-R	Insulin-like Growth Factor Receptor
IL-10	Interleukin 10
K	Potassium
Lrg5	Leucine Rich Repeat Containing G Protein-Coupled Receptor 5
Mg	Magnesium
NGF-R	Nerve Growth Factor Receptor
OI	Osteogenesis Imperfecta
P	Phosphorus
PAM	Polyacrylamide
PDGF-R	Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor
PEG	Poly(ethylene glycol)
PLGA	Poly Lactic-co-Glycolic Acid
PRP	Plasma rich plasma
PTH	Parathyroid Hormone
PTH1R	Parathyroid Hormone 1 Receptor
PVA	Plyvinyl alcohol
RANKL	Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-Kappa B
SiO2	Silicon dioxide
TCP	Tri-calcium phosphate
TGA	Therapeutic Goods Administration
Ti	Titanium
TiO2	Titanium dioxide
TNFα	Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
ZA	Zoledronic acid
ZIF-8 NP	Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 nanoparticle
Zn	Zinc
ZnO	Zinc oxide
ZrO2	Zirconium oxide