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List of abbreviations

RGD

Arginine, glycine, aspartic acid

RNA

Ribonucleic acid

SAM

Self-assembled monolayer

SEC

Size-exclusion chromatography

SOx

Any mixture of lower sulfur oxides (SnO), sulfur monoxide (SO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), sulfur trioxide

(SO3), higher sulfur oxides (SO3,SO4, polymeric condensates), disulfur monoxide (S2O), disulfur

dioxide (S2O2)

Tg

Glass transition temperature

TRP

Transient receptor potential ion channel

tRNA

transfer-RNA

UV

Ultraviolet

Vis

Visible