AuNRs	gold nanorods
BTE	bone tissue engineering
CAE	constant-pass energy
CTAB	hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide
CFU	colony forming units
EDX	energy-dispersive X-rays
HA	hydroxyapatite
NPs	nanoparticles
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
SEM	scanning electron microscopy
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
TSB	tryptone soya broth
XPS	X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
XRD	X-ray powder diffraction