ADA	alginate di-aldehyde
ATR-FTIR	attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
DAPI	2-[4-(aminoiminomethyl)phenyl]-1H-indole-6-carboximidamide hydrochloride
DCF	2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein
DCHF-DA	2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein diacetate
DiI	1,1′,3,3,3′,3′-hexamethylindodicarbocyanine iodide
DMEM	Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
DO	degree of oxidation in percent
DPBS	Dulbecco’s phosphate buffered saline
EA.hy926	human endothelial cell line
ECM	extracellular matrix
ECs	endothelial cells
EDTA	ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
FCS	fetal calf serum
GEL	gelatin
GSH	glutathione
HBSS	Hank’s balanced salt solution
HUVEC	human umbilical vein endothelial cells
MBB	monobromobimane
NIH/3T3	mouse fibroblast cell line
NMR	nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
PI	propidium iodide
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SEM	standard error of mean