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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Mater. 2020 Dec 16;33(5):e2004776. doi: 10.1002/adma.202004776
Abbreviation Complete Term
2D Two-dimensional
3D Three-dimensional
ABC ATP-binding cassette
BBB Blood-brain barrier`
BdECM Brain dECM
BM Basement membrane
BMEC Brain microvascular endothelial cell
CAD Computer-aided design
CAL Computed axial lithography
CGGA Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas
CNS Central nervous system
CSPG Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans
CT Computed tomography
CTRP Cancer Therapeutic Response Platform
DLP Digital light processing
DMD Digital micromirror device
ECM Extracellular matrix
EMT Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
GAF Gelatin-alginate-fibrinogen
GBM Glioblastoma
GelMA Gelatin methacrylate
GSC Glioblastoma stem cell
HA Hyaluronic acid
HUVEC Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
LAP Lithium phenyl-2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylphosphinate
MGMT O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase
MMP Matrix metalloprotease
MSC Mesenchymal stem cell
NPC Neural precursor cell
PA Plasminogen activator
PDX Patient-derived xenograft
PEG Poly(ethylene glycol)
PEGDA Poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate
PLGA Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)
PNIPAAm Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
PU Polyurethane
PVN Perivascular niche
RGD Arg-Gly-Asp
RHAMM Receptor for hyaluronan mediated motility
SAP Self-assembled peptide
SF Silk fibroin
SPARC Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine
TAM Tumor-associated macrophage
TCGA The cancer genome atlas
TME Tumor microenvironment
TMZ Temozolomide
TN-C Tenascin-C
TN-R Tenascin-R
TPP Two-photon polymerization
TSP-1 Thrombospondin-1
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor