HAMA	N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide
PLA	polylactide
PCL	poly(ε-caprolactones)
PGA	polyglycolide
PDO	polydioxanone
PLGA	poly(lactide-co-glycolide)
Dex	dextran
PS	polystyrene
HPMC	hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose
ROP	ring-opening polymerization
Boc	N-tert-butoxycarbonyl
PTX	paclitaxel
CMC	critical micelle concentration
ATRP	atom transfer radical polymerization
RAFT	reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer
NMRP	nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization
Mn	molecular weights
PDMAEMA	poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate)
ROMP	ring-opening metathesis polymerization
CTA	cellulose triacetate
CA	cellulose acetate
MC	methyl cellulose
HEC	hydroxyethyl cellulose
EC	ethyl cellulose
CMC	carboxy methyl cellulose
HEMC	hydroxymethyl cellulose
DTT	DL-1,4-dithiothreitol
LCST	lower critical solution temperature
DOX	doxorubicin
MOF	metal–organic frameworks
CPT	camptothecin
SP	spiropyran
HA	hyaluronic acid
RES	reticuloendothelial system
SPIO	superparamagnetic iron oxide
GSH	glutathione
PpIX	protoporphyrin IX
Gal-HA-VES	galactosamine-hyaluronic acid-vitamin E succinate
NCTD	norcantharidin
NBS	N-bromosuccinimide
PPh3	triphenyl phosphine
DEX	dextran
PNIPA	poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
CS-b-PDO	chitosan-b-poly(p-dioxanone)
NIR	near-infrared
SA-g-PNIPAM	sodium alginate-g-poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide)
5-FU	5-fluorour