AC	alternating current
AFM	atomic force microscopy
ANAB	accelerated neutral atom beam
ASTM	American Society for Testing and Materials
ATR-FTIR	attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
BE	binding energy
BG	bioactive glass
CA	contact angle
CaP	calcium phosphate
CHI	chitosan
CMC	carboxymethyl cellulose
CT	computed tomography
DC	direct current
DCF	diclofenac
EDX/EDXS	energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
FTIR	Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
FTT	Fast Fourier Transform
GCIB	gas cluster ion beam
GMA	glycidyl methacrylate
HA	Hydroxyapatite
HAADF	high-angle annular dark field
LbL	layer-by-layer
MAO	microarc oxidation
MCD	microcrystalline diamond
MH	microwave hydrothermal treatment
NCD	nanocrystalline diamond
NSAIDs	nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
nTiO2	nano titania
PAA	poly(acrylic acid)
PCL	poly(ε-caprolactone)
PEEK	polyether ether ketone
PLGA	poly(lactic-co glycolic acid)
PLL	poly(l-lysine)
PVA	polyvinyl alcohol
QCM	quartz crystal microbalance
QCM-D	quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring
SAXS	small-angle X-ray scattering
SBF	simulated body fluids
SEM	scanning electron microscopy
Sr-HT	strontium-substituted hardystonite
STM	scanning tunnelling microscopy
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
TEOS–MTES	tetraethylorthosilicate–methyltriethoxysilane
TNTs	titania nanotubes
ToF-SIMS	time-on-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry
USP	United States Pharmacopeia
XPS	X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
β-CD	beta cyclodextrin