| API | active pharmaceutical ingredient |
| ATMP | advanced therapy medicinal product |
| BCA | bicinchoninic acid assay |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| cATMP | combined advanced therapy medicinal product |
| CEST MRI | chemical exchange saturation transfer magnetic resonance imaging |
| CHUV | centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois |
| Da | Daltons |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium |
| FRAP | ferric reducing antioxidant power |
| GAG | glycosaminoglycan |
| GMP | good manufacturing practices |
| HA | hyaluronic acid |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| HPL | human platelet lysate |
| LVE | linear viscoelastic region |
| MCB | master cell bank |
| MD | medical device |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MW | molecular weight |
| Pa | Pascals |
| Pa·s | Pascal seconds |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| Ph. Eur. | European pharmacopoeia |
| PRP | platelet-rich plasma |
| QC | quality control |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TEAC | Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity |
| TrSt | standardized transplant product |
| USA | United States of America |
| UV | ultraviolet |