| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| DI water | Deionized Water |
| DIV | Day in-vitro |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| DOPA | 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine |
| DTPDH | Dithiobis (propanoic dihydrazide) |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EDC | Ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| FGF2 | Fibroblast growth factor 2 |
| FIB-SEM | Focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy |
| FTIR | Fourier transform infrared |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| HBD | Heparin-binding domain |
| Hep | Heparin |
| HFIP | Hexafluoro-2-propanol |
| iPSC | Induced pluripotent stem cells |
| IPTG | isopropyl thiogalactopyranoside |
| KC | Keratinocyte |
| KCM | Keratinocyte growth medium |
| KC-NC | Keratinocyte-derived Neural Crest |
| KSFM | KC serum-free growth medium |
| MAG | Myelin-associated glycoprotein |
| MPG | Myelin protein zero |
| NCAM | Neural cell adhesion molecule |
| NC | Neural crest |
| NCSC | Neural crest stem cell |
| NRG1 | Neuregulin beta1 |
| OD | Optical density |
| p75 NGFR | p75 Nerve growth factor receptor |
| PCL | poly-ε-caprolactone |
| PDA | Polydopamine |
| PDGF-BB | Platelet-derived growth factor-BB |
| PGA | Polyglycolic acid |
| PLA | Polylactic acid |
| PLP1 | Proteolipid protein 1 |
| PMSF | Phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride |
| PNI | Peripheral nerve injury |
| PNS | Peripheral nervous system |
| SC | Schwann cell |
| TCEP | Tris(2-carboxyethyl) phosphine |
| TCP | Tissue Culture Plate |
| TMS | Tetramethylsilane |