| CF | Cardiac fibroblast |
| CM | Cardiomyocytes |
| CS | Chitosan |
| CPC | Cardiac progenitor cells |
| EC | Endothelial cells |
| EPC | Endothelial progenitor cells |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| GO | Graphene oxide |
| HSC | Hematopoietic stem cells |
| iPSC | Induced pluripotent stem cells |
| MSC | Mesenchymal stem cells |
| NHSC | Non-hematopoietic stem cells |
| PCL | Poly(ε-caprolactone) |
| PDMS | Polydimethylsiloxane |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PGS | Poly(glycerol sebacate) |
| PLA | Polylactic acid |
| PLCL | Poly-l-lactic-co-ε-caprolactone |
| PLGA | Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| PLLA | Poly(l-lactide acid) |
| PVA | Polyvinyl alcohol |
| RCSC | Resident cardiac stem cells |
| SMC | Smooth muscle cells |
| VSMC | Vascular smooth muscle cells |