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. 2023 Jan 10;14(1):40. doi: 10.3390/jfb14010040
ABS Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
AFM Atomic Force Microscopy
AM Additive manufacturing
CAD Computer aided design
CAD Coronary artery disease
CAWS Computer-aided wet-spinning
CT Computed tomography
CVD Cardiovascular disease
DSC Differential scanning calorimetry
ePTFE Expanded poly(tetrafluoroethylene)
FDM Fused deposition modelling
FTIR Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
LBL Layer by layer
MCL-PHA Medium chain length PHA
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
NGC Nerve guidance conduit
P(3HB) Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)
P(3HB-co-3HHx) Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate)
P(3HO) Poly(3-hydroxyoctanoate)
P(4HB) Poly(4-hydroxybutyrate)
PCL Polycaprolactone
PDLLA Poly(DL) lactic acid
PEG Poly(ethylene glycol)
PGS Poly(glycerol sebacate)
PHA Polyhydroxyalkanoate
PLA Polylactic acid
PLGA Poly(lactic acid-co-glycolic acid)
PLLA Poly(L-lactic acid)
PNI Peripheral nerve injury
PNS Peripheral nerve system
PTCA Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
PVA Poly vinyl alcohol
SCL-PHA Short chain length PHA
SEM Scanning Electron Microscope
SLS Selective laser sintering