| UV | Ultraviolet |
| NPs | Nanoparticles |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| NIR | Near infrared |
| HQ | Di-hydroxyquinones |
| SQ | Semiquinones |
| Q | Quinones |
| PDCA | Pyrrole-2,3-dicarboxylic acid |
| PDA | Polydopamine |
| UFTA | Ultrafast transient absorption |
| RONS | Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species |
| EPR | Electron paramagnetic resonance |
| CCR | Carbon centered radical |
| HAT | Hydrogen atom transfer |
| DPPH | 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |