bFGF	Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor
BMD	Bone Mineral Density
BMP	Bone Morphogenic Protein
BMU	Basic Multicellular Unit
BRC	Bone Remodeling Compartment
BTE	Bone Tissue Engineering
CAP	Cell Adhesion Protein
CPC	Calcium Phosphate Ceramic
CS	Chitosan
CSF-1	Colony-stimulating Factor 1
ECM	Extracellular Matrix
ESC	Embryonic Stem Cell
EPC	Endothelial Progenitor Cell
FAK	Focal Adhesion Kinase
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
GF	Growth Factor
GFOGER	Gly-Phe-Hyp-Gly-Glu-Arg
HA	Hydroxyapatite
hMSC	Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell
IL	Interleukin
iPSC	Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell
LINC	Linker of Nucleoskeleton and Cytoskeleton
MLaHA/CS	Magnetic Lanthanum (La)-doped HA Nanoparticles/Chitosan Scaffolds
MMP	Matrix Metalloproteinase
MP	Microparticle
MSC	Mesenchymal Stem Cell
MSN	Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle
MWCNT	Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube
NP	Nanoparticle
OPG	Osteoprotegerin
OS	Osteosarcoma
PEEK	Polyether Ether Ketone
PCL	Poly(caprolactone)
PDGF	Platelet-derived Growth Factor
PEG	Polyethylene Glycol
PGA	Poly(glycolic acid)
PLA	Poly(lactic acid)
PLGA	Poly Lactic-co-Glycolic Acid
PMMA	Poly (methyl metacrylate)
PPF	Polypropylene Fumarate
PTH	Parathyroid Hormone
PTHrP	Parathyroid Hormone-related Peptide
RANKL	Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand
RGD	Arg-Gly-Asp
rMSC	Rat Mesenchymal Stem Cell
RUNX2	Runt-related Transcription Factor 2
SF	Silk Fibroin
Smurf1	Smad Ubiquitin Regulatory Factor-1
TCP	Tricalcium Phosphate
TNF	Tumoral Necrosis Factor
TGF-ꞵ	Transcription Growth Factor β
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor