| 2PP | two-photon polymerization |
| 3D | 3-dimensional |
| 4D | 4-dimensional |
| ABS | acrylonitrile butadiene styrene |
| AM | additive manufacturing |
| AMR | attenuation melt ratio |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| BioPE | bio-based polyethylene |
| CAD | computer-aided design |
| CF | carbon fiber |
| Cu | copper |
| DLP | digital light processing |
| DMLS | direct metal laser sintering |
| DOE | design of experiments |
| EBB | extrusion-based bioprinting |
| EBM | electron-beam melting |
| FDM | fused deposition modeling |
| Fe | ferrum |
| FEA | finite element analysis |
| FFF | fused filament fabrication |
| HA | hydroxyapatite |
| HDPE | high-density polyethylene |
| LAP | lithium phenyl-2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylphosphinate |
| LENS | laser-engineered net shaping |
| LOM | laminated object manufacturing |
| LVI | low-velocity impact |
| Mg | magnesium |
| PA12 | polyamide 12 |
| PA6.10 | polyamide 6.10 |
| PA66 | polyamide 66 |
| PA2200 | polyamide 2200 |
| PCL | polycaprolactone |
| PDA | biopolymer polydopamine |
| PE | polyethylene |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |
| PEGDA | polyethylene glycol diacrylate |
| PEEK | polyether ether ketone |
| PETG | polyethylene terephthalate glycol |
| PGA | polyglycolic acid |
| PHA | polyhydroxyalkanoate |
| PLA | polylactic acid |
| PLCL | poly(L-lactide-co-e-caprolactone) |
| PLGA | poly(lactide-co-glycolide) |
| PLLA | poly(l-lactide) |
| PMMA | poly(methyl methacrylate) |
| POM | polyoxymethylene |
| PP | polypropylene |
| PVA | polyvinyl alcohol |
| SEM | scanning electron microscope |
| SHS | selective heat sintering |
| SLA | stereolithography |
| SLM | selective laser melting |
| SLS | selective laser sintering |
| SMM | shape-memory material |
| SMP | shape-memory polymer |
| TCP | tricalcium phosphate |
| TE | tissue engineering |
| Ti | titanium |
| US FDA | United States Food and Drug Administration |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| WF | wood flour |
| WOS | Web of Science |