| bALP | Bone alkaline phosphatase |
| chit/aga/HA | Chitosan/agarose/nanohydroxyapatite |
| CLSM | Confocal laser scanning microscope |
| Col I | Type I collagen |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| ELISAs | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IFN-γ | Interferon gamma |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| M-CSF | Macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| OC | Osteocalcin |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |