| bFGF | Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor |
| BSA | Bovine Serum Albumin |
| C2C12 | mouse myoblast cell line |
| CCL-18 | Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand-18 |
| CD163 | Cluster of differentiation 163 |
| CD206 | Cluster of differentiation 206 |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| DIE | Digestive Inflammatory Environment |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| dsDNA | Double Stranded Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| ECM | Extracellular Matrix |
| EDC | 1-Ethyl-3-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl) Carbodiimide Hydrochloride |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| G″ | Loss Modulus |
| G′ | Storage Modulus |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| gi-PNCOL | Genipin-Crosslinked PNCOL with IL-4 encapsulation |
| GP | Genipin |
| g-PNCOL | Genipin-Crosslinked PNCOL without IL-4 encapsulation |
| HEPES | Hydroxyethyl Piperazineethanesulfonic Acid |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IL-10 | Interleukin-10 |
| IL-4 | Interleukin-4 |
| i-PNCOL | Immunomodulatory Polycaprolactone Nanofibrous Collagen |
| LPS | lipid polysaccharide |
| M0 | naïve macrophage |
| M1 | pro-inflammatory macrophage |
| M2 | anti-inflammatory macrophage |
| MIP-2 | macrophage inflammatory protein-2 |
| MMP | Matrix Metalloproteinase |
| MMP-1 | Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 |
| mRNA | messenger Ribonucleic Acid |
| NHS | N-hydroxysuccinimide |
| NSAID | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| PBS | Phosphate Buffered Saline |
| PCL | Polycaprolactone |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PDGF | Platelet Derived Growth Factor |
| PMA | Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate |
| PNCOL | Polycaprolactone Nanofibrous Collagen |
| qRT-PCR | qualitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| RPMI | Roswell Park Memorial Institute |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscope |
| TE | Tris-EDTA (Ethylenediamine Tetraacetic Acid) buffer solution |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor--α |
| Tris | tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane |
| U937 | human myeloid cell line |