5	FU-5-fluorouracil
AC	Adenine-functionalized chitosan
ADSCs	Adipose mesenchymal stem cells
BP	QCS-quaternized chitosan-modified black phosphorus nanosheets
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
CMCS	Carboxymethyl chitosan
CMCTS	Carboxymethyl chitosan
CNC	Cellulose nanocrystals
CNs	Chitosan nanoparticles
COS	Chitosan-oligosaccharides
CPO	Calcium peroxide
CS	Chitosan
CS/DA	Chitosan/dicarboxylic acid
CS-HA	Hydrocaffeic acid-modified chitosan
CUR	Curcumin
DAFM	Decellularized annulus fibrosis matrix
DCs	Dendronized chitosans
DD	Degree of deacetylation
DDS	Drug delivery systems
DTX	Docetaxel
EC	Ethylcellulose
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EPCs	Endothelial progenitor cells
F/C	Fucoidan/chitosan
GA	Glycyrrhetinic acid
GelMA	Gelatin methacryloyl
H/Al-MSN	Aluminum-modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles
HA	Hyaluronic acid
hmCS	Hydrophobically modified chitosan
HPLCs	Human periodontal ligament cells
HUVECs	Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
iSur -	pDNA-survivin shRNA-expressing plasmids
LA	Lactobionic acid
MACS	Micro-channeled alkylated chitosan sponge
MCS	Maleic chitosan
MT NPs	p-mercaptobenzoic acid-embedded N, N, N-trimethyl chitosan nanoparticles
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide
nHA	Nano-hydroxyapatite
NP	Nanoparticle
OEG	Oligoethylene glycol
OQGG@CMCS	Carboxymethyl chitosan/oxidized quaternized guar gum
PAA	Polyacrylic acid
PCADK	Poly (cyclohexane-1, 4-diylacetone dimethylene ketal)
PCL	Poly(-caprolactone)
PEC	Polyelectrolyte complex
PEGDA	Poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate
PEM	Polyelectrolyte multilayer
PTX	Paclitaxel
RHC-CHI	Recombinant human collagen-chitosan
rhIL-2	Recombinant human interleukin-2
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SA	Sodium alginate
SAD	Sodium alginate dialdehyde
SCO	Splice correction oligonucleotides
SHED	Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth
Si-HPMC	Silanized-hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
siRNA	Small interfering RNA
TPEG	Thiol-terminated poly(ethylene glycol)