Table 6.

List of acronyms and their definitions.

Acronym	Definition
AFG	Aligned fibrillar fibrin
BBB	Blood brain barrier
BBB score	Basso−Beattie−Bresnahan score
BDNF	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
bFGF	Basic fibroblast growth factor
BMP-4	Bone morphogenic protein 4
chABC	Chondroitinase ABC
CNS	Central nervous system
CSPGs	Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans
DOE	Design of experiments
DRG	Dorsal root ganglia
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
ELP	Elastin-like polypeptide
GAG	Glycosaminoglycan
HA	Hyaluronic acid
HS	Heparin sulfate
LCST	Lower critical solution temperature
MAI	Myelin-associated inhibitor
MC	Methylcellulose
MMP	Matrix-metalloproteinase
MSC	Mesenchymal stem cell
MWCNT	Multi-wall carbon nanotube
NGF	Nerve growth factor
NPC	Neural progenitor cell
NSC	Neural stem cell
NSPC	Neural stem/progenitor cell
NT3	Neurotrophin-3
OPC	Oligodendrocyte precursor cell
PFTBA	Perfluorotributylamine
PKA	Protein kinase A
PLGA	Poly lactic-co-glycolic acid
PLL	Poly-L-lysine
PNI	Peripheral nerve injury
PNS	Peripheral nervous system
PSA	Poly(sebacic acid)
PU	Polyurethane
PVA	Poly(vinyl alcohol)
RHAMM	Receptor for HA-mediated motility
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SCI	Spinal cord injury
SDF-1⍺	Stromal cell-derived factor-1⍺
SPION	Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle
sTNFRII	Soluble TNF receptor Type II
TBI	Traumatic brain injury
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TNF⍺	Tumor necrosis factor ⍺
upa	Urokinase plasminogen activator
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor