Abbreviation	Name
ADH	Adipic acid dihydrazide
ASCs	Adipose-derived stem cells
pKa	Acid dissociation constant
HA-AA	Azide-modified HA
BP	BMP-2 mimicking peptide
CEC	Carboxyethyl-chitosan
CPCs	Cartilage-derived progenitor cells
CS	Chitosan
Dex	Dextran
Dexa	Dexamethasone
DA	Diels-Alder
Dox	Doxorubicin
DHCA	Dihydrocaffeic acid
DVS	Divinyl sulfone
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EWG	Electron withdrawing group
Fru	Fructose
GP	Glycerophosphate
GC	Glycol Chitosan
GLU	Gluconamide
HA	Hyaluronic acid
HA-tet	HA-tetrazine
HA-TCO	HA- trans-cyclooctene
hMSC	Human mesenchymal stem cells
BMP-2	Human bone morphogenetic protein 2
HPCH	Hydroxypropyl chitin
IEDDA	Inverse electron demand Diels-Alder
G‘‘	Loss Modulus
LCST	Low critical solution temperature
Mal	Maltose
HA-mCOH	Mono-aldehyde HA
NIPA	N-isopropylacrylamide
CS-OB	Oxanorbonadiene-modified CS
OHA	Oxidized Hyaluronic acid
PBA	Phenylboronic acid
PECs	Polyelectrolyte complexes
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
PEGDA	Polyethylene glycol di-acrylate
PEGDMA	Polyethylene glycol di-methacrylate
PEO	Poly (ethylene oxide)
PNIPAm	Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)
PPO	Poly (propylene oxide)
QbD	Quality by design approach
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
NaOH	Sodium hydroxide
NaIO4	sodium periodate
T	Temperature
SH	Thiol group
3D	Three-dimensional
G’	Storage Modulus
SPAAC	Strain-promoted azide–alkyne cycloaddition
UV	Ultraviolet