| Abbreviation | Full Name |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| AN62 | Acrylonitrile |
| AO | Artificial organ |
| BAK | Bioartificial kidney |
| BAL | Bioartificial liver |
| BAP | Bioartificial pancreas |
| BLSS | Bioartificial liver support system |
| CFD | Computational fluid dynamic |
| CIT | Clinical islet transplantation |
| CPB | Cardiopulmonary bypass system |
| CTA | Cellulose-triacetate |
| cTAL | Compliant thoracic artificial lung |
| ECMO | Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| ELAP | Extracorporeal liver assist device |
| EVAL | Ethyl-vinyl-acetate copolymer |
| FPSA | Fractionated plasma separation and adsorption |
| GPU | Gas permeation unit |
| HD | Hemodialysis |
| HDF | Hemodiafiltration |
| HF | Hemofiltration |
| HF | Hollow fiber |
| HFP | Hexafluoropropylene |
| IVOX | Intravenacaval oxygenator and carbon dioxide removal device |
| MARS | Molecular adsorbent recycling system |
| MW | Molecular weight |
| MWCO | Molecular weight cut-off |
| NIPS | Nonsolvent induced phase separation |
| N-TIPS | Nonsolvent-thermally induced phase separation |
| P(VDF-CO-HFP) | Poly(vinylidene fluoride)-co-hexafluoropropylene |
| PAAL | Paracorporeal ambulatory assist lung |
| PAES | Polyarylethersulfones |
| PAN | Polyacrylontrile |
| PAN-PVC | Polyacrylontrile-polyvinylchloride |
| PC | Phosphorylcholine |
| PDMS | Polydimethylsiloxane |
| PES | Polyethersulfone |
| PMEA | Poly(2-methoxyethylacrylate) |
| PMMA | Polymethylmethacrylate |
| PMP | Poly-4-methylpentence |
| POSS | Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes |
| PP | Polypropylene |
| Psu | Polysulfone |
| PTFE | Polytetrafluoroethylene |
| PVDF | Poly(vinylidene fluoride) |
| PVP | Polyvinylpyrrolidone |
| RAD | Renal tubule assist device |
| SEPET | Selective plasma filtration therapy |
| SPAD | Single-pass albumin dialysis |
| TIPS | Thermally induced phase separation |
| WAK | Wearable artificial kidney |