| ADME | Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion |
| CB | Carbon black |
| CME | Clathrin-mediated endocytosis |
| DEP | Diesel exhaust particle |
| DLS | Dynamic Light Scattering |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| GO | Graphene oxide |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| ND | Nanodiamond |
| NP | Nanoparticle |
| oMWCNTs | Oxidized Multi-walled carbon nanotubes |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PMA | Poly (isobutylene-alt-maleic anhydride)-graft-dodecylamine |
| PS | Polystyrene |
| PVP | Poly(vinyl)pyrrolidone |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope |
| SLN | Solid lipid nanoparticle |
| SNP | Silica nanoparticle |
| SPION | Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle |
| TAT | Transactivator of transcription |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| TMAH | Tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide |
| ZP | Zeta potential |