| AAm | Acrylamide |
| aPDT | Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy |
| BP | Black phosphorus |
| CFTR | Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator R |
| CLP | Collagen-like peptides |
| CMC | Carboxymethyl cellulose |
| CS | Chitosan hydrogel |
| DA | Dopamine |
| DFT | Directional freezing–thawing |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| FA | Folic acid |
| FAK | Focal adhesion kinase |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| Fmoc-FF | N-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl diphenylalanine |
| g-C3N4 | Graphitic carbon nitride |
| GFs | Growth factors |
| HÁ | Hyaluronate |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia inducible factor-1 |
| HY | Hypericin |
| ICG | Indocyanine green |
| LED | Light-emitting diode |
| LLLT | Low-level laser therapy |
| MB | Methylene blue |
| min | Minute |
| MMPS | Metalloproteinases |
| m-PEG | Poly(ethylene glycol)monomethyl ether |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| NF | Nanofiber |
| NIPAAM | N-isopropylacrylamide |
| NIR | Near-infrared |
| NP | Nanoparticle |
| PAAm | Poly(allylamine) |
| PB | Photobonding |
| PCL-PEG | Polycaprolactone-poly(ethylene glycol) |
| PDT | Photodynamic therapy |
| PEG-Ac | Polyethylene glycol-acrylate |
| PLL | Poly-L-lysine |
| PS | Photosensitizer |
| PTB | Photoactivated tissue bonding |
| PVA | Poly(vinyl alcohol) |
| PTT | Photothermal therapy |
| RB | Rose Bengal |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SDBS | Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate |
| TBO | Toluidine O blue |
| TCP | Tissue culture plate |
| UPNP | Upconversion nanoparticles |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |