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Abbreviations
ALP
PCL Poly(
ε
-caprolactone)
PDLA Poly(D-lactic acid)
PDLLA Poly(DL-lactic acid)
PEG-PLA Polyethylene glycol-
polylactic acid
PEGDA Poly(ethylene glycol)-
diacrylate
PEO Polyethylene oxide
PEUU Poly(ester urethane)
urea
PGA Poly(glycolic acid)
PHA Poly-hydroxy alkanoates
PHB Poly-hydroxybutyrate
PHBV Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-
3-hydroxyvalerate
PHV Poly-hydroxyvalerate
PLA Poly(lactic acid)
PLCL Poly(l-lactide-co-
caprolactone)
PLGA Poly(lactide-co-glycolide)
PLGA/NHA Poly(lactide-co-glycolide)/
nano-hydroxyapatite
Alkaline phosphatase
(ALP)
ACI
Autologous chondrocyte
implantation
ACL
Anterior crucial ligament
bFGF
Basic fi broblast growth
factor
BMP-2
Bone morphogenetic
protein-2
BSA
Bovine serum albumin
COMP
Cartilage oligomeric
matrix protein
DCM
Methylene chloride
DMF
N, N-dimethyl formamide
ECM
Extra cellular matrix
EVOH
Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl
alcohol)
FBCs
Fetal bovine chondrocytes
FDA
Food and Drug
Administration
FHA
Fluor-hydroxyapatite
GA
Glycolic acid
PLLA
Poly(L-lactic acid)
GAGs
Glycosaminoglycans
PLLA-CL
Poly(l-lactide-co-
ε
zyxoneonefi vexyz-
caprolactone)
GBR
Guided bone regeneration
GFs
Growth Factors
GTA
Glutaraldehyde
PLLA/PCL
Poly(L-lactic acid)/
polycaprolactone
GTPase
Guanosine tri phosphatase
HA
Hyaluronic acid
PVP
Poly(vinyl pyrolidine)
HA
Hydroxyapatite
PU
Polyurethanes
HA-DTPH
Hyaluronic acid
3,3
′
-dithiobis- (propanoic
dihydrazide)
QCh
Quaternised chitosan
RGD
Arginine-Glycine-Aspartic
acid
HFP
1,1,1,3,3,3 Hexafl uoro-2-
propanol
TCPS
Tissue culture polystyrene
TEGDA
Triethylene glycol
diacrylate
HGF
Hepatocyte growth factor
HLF
Human ligament fi broblast
TFE
2, 2, 2-trifl uoroethanol
hMSCs
Human bone marrow
derived mesenchymal stem
cells
TGF ß1
Transforming growth
factor ß1
THF
Tetrahydrofuran
LA
Lactic acid
TIPS
Thermally induced phase
separation
MCL
Medial collateral ligament
MSCs
Mesenchymal stem cells
μ
m
Micrometer
MDSCs
Muscle-derived stem cells
nm
Nanometer
PA
Peptide-amphiphiles
2D
Two-dimensional
PAN
Poly(acryl nitrile)
3D
Three-dimensional
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