| 5-FU | 5-fluorouracil |
| ALG | Alginate |
| BC | Bacterial cellulose |
| BMP | Bone morphogenic protein |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| CAD | Computer aided design |
| CMC | Carboxymethyl cellulose |
| CS | Chitosan |
| EC | Ethyl cellulose |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FDM | Fused deposition modeling |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| Gel | Gelatin |
| GRAS | Generally regarded as safe |
| HAc | Hyaluronic acid |
| HAp | Hydroxyapatite |
| HPMC | Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose |
| HME | Hot-melt extrusion |
| HPC | Hydroxypropyl cellulose |
| HPMCAS | Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose acetate succinate |
| ION | Iron oxide nanoparticle |
| LDM | Liquid deposition modeling |
| nanoHAp | Nanohydroxyapatite |
| NIR | Near infrared |
| PCL | Poly(caprolactone) |
| Pec | Pectin |
| PgGA | Poly(gamma-glutamic acid) |
| PLA | Poly(lactic acid) |
| rhBMP | Recombinant human bone morphogenic proteins |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| SSE | Semi-solid extrusion |
| SLS | Selective laser sintering |
| TEMPO | 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-1-oxyl |
| TOBC | TEMPO-oxidized BC |
| TIJ | Thermal inkjet |