| AO | Acridine orange |
| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| BET | Brunauer–Emmett–Teller |
| BF-STEM | Bright-field scanning transmission electron microscopy |
| DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| EAU | European Association of Urology |
| EDX | Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy |
| EMEM | Eagle’s Minimum Essential Medium |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| JC-1 | 5,5′,6,6′-Tetrachloro-1,1′,3,3′-tetraethylbenzimidazolylcarbocyanine iodide |
| MCS | Magnetic colloidal suspension |
| MIONPs | Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| ND | Not detected |
| NRU | Neutral red uptake |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PDI | Polydispersity index |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| RCC | Renal cell carcinoma |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SLS | Sodium lauryl sulfate |
| VSM | Vibrating-sample magnetometer |