| Da | Daltons |
| DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
| DS | Degree of substitution |
| EDC | N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide |
| G′ | The storage/elastic moduli |
| G″ | The loss/viscous moduli |
| HA | Hyaluronic acid |
| HFLS | Human Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes |
| HMW | High molecular weight |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| LCST | Lower critical solution temperature |
| LVE | Linear viscoelastic region |
| MW | Molecular weight |
| NHS | N-hydroxysuccinimide |
| Pa | Pascals |
| Pa·s | Pascal seconds |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| OA | Osteoarthritis |
| PNIPAM | poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
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