| AC | amino cellulose. |
| ACur | alternating current. |
| ALP | alkaline phosphatase. |
| ALT | alkaline aminotransferase. |
| AMF | alternating magnetic field. |
| ANT | adenine nucleotide translocase. |
| APTES | (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane. |
| APTMS | (3-aminopropyl)trimethoxysilane. |
| BBB | blood-brain barrier. |
| BCECs | brain capillary endothelial cells. |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin. |
| CAT | catalase. |
| CF | cobalt ferrite. |
| CMC | N-carboxymethyl chitosan. |
| CPK-MB | creatine phosphokinase-MB. |
| CS | chitosan. |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid. |
| DEAP | 3-(diethylamino)-propyl amine. |
| DEX | dextran. |
| DMSA | dimercaptosuccinic acid. |
| DOX | doxorubicin. |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor. |
| ETC | electron transfer chain. |
| GGT | gamma-glutamyl. |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase. |
| GSH | glutathione reductase. |
| HUVECs | human umbilical vein endothelial cells. |
| ICG | indocyanine green. |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase. |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide. |
| MDA | malondialdehyde. |
| MNPs | magnetic nanoparticles. |
| MPTP | mitochondrial permeability transition pore. |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging. |
| MTD | magneto-thermodynamic. |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide. |
| MTX | methotrexate. |
| NAC | N-acetylcysteine. |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer. |
| NSCs | neural stem cells. |
| PAA | polyacrylic acid. |
| PAH | poly(allylamine hydrochloride). |
| PAMAM | polyamidoamine. |
| PDADMAC | poly(diallyl dimethylammonium chloride). |
| PEG | poly(ethylene amine). |
| PEI | poly(ethylene imine). |
| PLL | poly-L-lysine. |
| PVA | polyvinyl alcohol. |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species. |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase. |
| TAC | tacrolimus. |
| TEOS | tetraethoxysilane. |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4. |
| VAN | vancomycin. |
| VDAC | voltage-dependent anion channel. |