| 3D | Three-dimensional |
| ALT | Transaminase level |
| AM | Additive manufacturing |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| AZ31 | Mg-3Al-1Zn alloy |
| AZ61 | Mg-6Al-1Zn alloy |
| AZ91 | Mg-9Al-1Zn alloy |
| BG | Bioactive glass |
| BrdU | Luminescence-based assay |
| BTE | Bone tissue engineering |
| CAD | Computer-aided design |
| DED | Directed energy deposition |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EBM | Electron-beam melting |
| EBSD | Electron backscatter diffraction |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EDX | Energy dispersive X-ray analysis |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| HAp | Hydroxyapatite |
| HAZ | Heat-affected zone |
| HOB | Human osteoblast cells |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| JDBM | Mg-Nd-Zn-Zr alloy |
| L929 | Mouse fibroblast cells |
| L-PBF | Laser powder bed fusion |
| MC3T3-E1 | Pre-osteoblast cell line from mouse calvaria |
| MEM | Minimum essential medium |
| MG63 | Human osteosarcoma cells |
| Mg-CS/PCL | Magnesium–calcium silicate/poly-ε-caprolactone |
| PBF | Powder bed fusion |
| PCL | Polycaprolactone |
| PEO | Plasma electrolytic oxidation |
| PLA | Polylactic acid |
| PLGA | Poly lactic-co-glycolic acid |
| RAW267.4 | Murine macrophage cells |
| rBMSCs | Rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells |
| RE | Rare earth |
| SCC | Stress corrosion cracking |
| SD | Sprague Dawley rats |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| SFF | Solid free-form fabrication |
| SLM | Selective laser melting |
| SLS | Selective laser sintering |
| TCP | Tricalcium phosphate |
| TE | Tissue engineering |
| UCS | Ultimate compressive strength |
| UTS | Ultimate tensile strength |
| W4 | Mg-Y alloy |
| WE43 | Mg-4Y-3RE-0.5Zr alloy |
| WoS | Web of Science |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction analysis |
| YS | Yield strength |
| ZK30 | Mg-3Zn-0.6Zr alloy |
| ZK60 | Mg-6Zn-0.6Zr alloy |