| ACP | Anticancer Peptide |
| AdcA | Specific Protein of Enterococcus faecium |
| AFM | Atomic Force Microscopy |
| AHA | Aldolized Hyaluronic Acid |
| AIE | Aggregation-Induced Emission |
| AIEgen | Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogen |
| AIP | Anti-Inflammatory Peptide |
| AKT | Protein Kinase B |
| ALP | Alkaline Phosphatase |
| AMP | Antimicrobial Peptide |
| Aβ | Amyloid-beta |
| BBB | Blood–Brain Barrier |
| CD31 | Cluster of Differentiation 31 |
| CIA | Collagen-Induced Arthritis |
| DC | Dendritic Cell |
| DOX | Doxorubicin |
| E. coli | Escherichia coli |
| ECM | Extracellular Matrix |
| EGFR | Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor |
| ENTK | Enterokinase |
| EPR | Enhanced Permeability and Retention |
| ERK | Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase |
| FE-SEM | Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| Foxp3 | Forkhead Box P3 |
| FP | Specific Self-Assembling Peptide (Nap-DFDFDEGPIRRSDS) |
| GLUT1 | Glucose Transporter 1 |
| GMP | Good Manufacturing Practice |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| HA | Hyaluronic Acid |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1 beta |
| IL-4 | Interleukin-4 |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IL-8 | Interleukin-8 |
| IL-10 | Interleukin-10 |
| IL-13 | Interleukin-13 |
| IL-17 | Interleukin-17 |
| IL-22 | Interleukin-22 |
| IκBα | Inhibitor of kappa B alpha |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal Kinase |
| LBP | Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein |
| LC3-II | Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3-II |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| LT | Leukotriene |
| M0 | Unpolarized Macrophages |
| M1 | Classically Activated Macrophages |
| M2 | Alternatively Activated Macrophages |
| MAPK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| MC3T3-E1 | Pre-osteoblast Cell Line |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 |
| MMP | Matrix Metalloproteinase |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| MRSA | Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| MSC | Mesenchymal Stem Cell |
| mTOR | Mammalian Target of Rapamycin |
| MTX | Methotrexate |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NIR-II | Near-Infrared-II |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| p38 | p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| PCa | Prostate Cancer |
| PEG | Polyethylene Glycol |
| PET | Positron Emission Tomography |
| PGs | Prostaglandins |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase |
| PI3K/Akt | Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Protein Kinase B |
| PNF | Peptide Nanofiber |
| PNS | Peptide Nanosheet |
| PTT | Photothermal Therapy |
| PVA | Polyvinyl Alcohol |
| QCS | Quaternized Chitosan |
| RA | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| RORγt | Retinoic Acid-Related Orphan Receptor Gamma t |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| RQDT | Specific peptide name (no standard expansion provided) |
| S. aureus | Staphylococcus aureus |
| SACP | Self-Assembling Anticancer Peptide |
| SAMP | Self-Assembling Antimicrobial Peptide |
| SAP | Self-Assembling Peptide |
| SCI | Spinal Cord Injury |
| SKOV3/MDR | Multidrug-resistant SKOV3 (ovarian cancer cell line) |
| SPECT | Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography |
| SPPS | Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis |
| STAT3 | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 |
| STED | Stimulated Emission Depletion |
| TADF | Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence |
| TGF-β1 | Transforming Growth Factor β1 |
| Th1 | T-helper 1 Cells |
| Th17 | T-helper 17 Cells |
| TLR4 | Toll-Like Receptor 4 |
| TLR | Toll-Like Receptor |
| TME | Tumor Microenvironment |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha |
| TPE | Tetraphenylethylene |
| Treg | Regulatory T Cell |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| αPD-1 | Anti-Programmed Cell Death Protein 1 |