aCNFs	Cellulose nanofibrils
aFGFs	Acidic fibroblast growth factors
AFM	Atomic force microscopy
ALG	Alginate
AMF	Alternating magnetic field
α-MSH	Alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone
APTT	Activated partial thromboplastin time
Au-NPs	Gold nanoparticles
bFGF	Basic bifroblast growth factor
BM-MSCs	Bone marrow-derived stromal cells
BMP-2	Bone morphogenetic protein
BMP-2	Human bone morphogenetic protein 2
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
C2C12	Myoblast cells
CAT	Catestatin
CCL18	C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 18
CFU	Colony-forming unit
CHI	Chitosan
CHS	Chondroitin sulphate
CLSM	Confocal laser scanning microscopy
CMCHI	Carboxymethylchitosan
COL	Collagen
CTC	5-cyano- 2,3-ditolyl tetrazolium chloride
DCM	N,N-dimethyl chitosan
Dex	Dextran sulfate
DPSCs	Dental pulp stromal cells
E. Coli	Escherichia coli
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EDC	1-ethyl-3-(3-(dimethylamino)-propyl) carbodiimide
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EthD-1	Ethidium homodimer-1
FD	FITC-dextran
FT-SPR	Surface plasmon resonance
GIS	Grazing incidence spraying
GL	Gelatin
HA	Hyaluronic acid
HA-CTL	Cateslytin functionalized hyaluronic acid
HA-DN	Hyaluronic acid modified with dopamine
hASCs	Human adipose stem cells
HDF	Human dermal fibroblast
HEP	Heparin
HT29	Human colonic adenocarcinoma cells
HUVECs	Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
IL	Interleukin
IL1-RA	Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist
IL-1β	Interleukin-1 beta
IOP	Intraocular pressure
LbL	Layer-by-layer
LMW	Low molecular weight
L-S	Sulfated levan
Mb	Myoglobin
MC3T3-E1	Murine calvarial cells
MCF-7	Human breast cancer cells
mCHI	Mesyl-chitosan
MHT	Magnetic Hyperthermia Therapy
MMW	Medium molecular weight
MSCs	Bone marrow-derived ovine cells
NHS	N-hydroxy-sulfosuccinimide
NIH 3T3	Mouse embryonic fibroblast cells
NPs	Nanoparticles
NSPCs	Neural stem/progenitor cells
P. aeruginosa	Pseudomonas aeruginosa
PA	Polyanion
PAR	Polyarginine
PBS	Phosphate buffer saline
PC	Polycation
PECs	Polyelectrolyte complexes
PEI	Poly(ethylene imine)
PGA	Poly(g-glutamic acid)
PLL	Poly(L-lysine)
PT	Prothrombin time
PU	Polyurethane
Px	Piroxicam
RGD	Arginine–glycine–aspartic acid
Rq	Surface roughness
S. aureus	Staphylococcus aureus
SEM	Scanning electron microscopy
SH-SY5Y	Human neuroblastoma cancer cells
TA	Tannic acid
TCM	N,N,N-trimethyl chitosan
TGFb1	Transforming growth factor beta 1
TMFs	Thermomagnetic films
TMX	Tamoxifen
TNF	Thermonanofilms
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
WJ-SCs	Wharton’s jelly
XG-GMA	Glycidyl methacrylated xanthan gum