| AAD | Adipic acid dihydrazide |
| AP | Apple pectin |
| APS | Ammonium persulphate |
| BDDE | Butanediol diglycidyl ether |
| bFGF | Basic fibroblasts growth factor |
| BM-MSC | Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells |
| BMP-2 | Bone morphogenic protein-2 |
| CNT | Carbon nanotube |
| CpG-ODN | Cytosine-phosphodiester-guanine oligonucleotide |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DVS | Divinyl sulfone |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EDC | 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide |
| EGDE | Ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether |
| GA | Glutaraldehyde |
| GAG | Glucosaminoglycans |
| GDNF | Glial cell-derived neurotrophic growth factor |
| GlcN | Glucosamine |
| GM-CSF | Macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| HA | Hyaluronic acid |
| HAP | Hydroxyapatite |
| HBMSC | Human bone marrow stromal cells |
| HEP | Heparin |
| HP | Heracleum pectin |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| HUVEC | Human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| MBA | N,N’-methylenebisacrylamide |
| MSC | Mesenchymal stromal cells |
| NGF | Nerve growth factor |
| nHAP | Nanohyroxyapatite |
| NHS | N-hydroxysuccinimide |
| NIPA | N-isopropylacrylamide |
| NIR | Near-infrared |
| NVP | N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone |
| PAMAM | Polyamidoamine |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PDA | Polydopamine |
| PDGF-BB | Platelet-derived growth factor-BB |
| PEG | Poly(ethylene glycol) |
| PEGDA | Poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate |
| PEGDE | Poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether |
| PEO | Poly(ethylene oxide) |
| pHEMA | Poly(hydroxyethylmethacrylate) |
| PL | Platelet lysate |
| PLGA | Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| PLLA | Poly(L-lactic acid) |
| PVA | Poly(vinyl alcohol) |
| PVC | Poly(vinyl caprolactam) |
| PVP | Polyvinylpyrrolidone |
| rBMSCs | Rabbit bone marrow-derived stem cells |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SF | Silk fibroin |
| STF | Simulated tear fluid media |
| TEMED | Tetramethylethylenediamine |
| TGase | Transglutaminase |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |