Table 4.
List of abbreviations.
| abbreviation | |
| acac | acetylacetonate, 2,4-pentanodionate |
| CA | contrast agent |
| CNT | carbon nanotube |
| DTPA | diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid |
| FA | folic acid |
| Gly | glycine |
| GNT | gadonanotubes |
| Lac | lactose |
| LBL | layer by layer |
| MSC | mesenchymal stem cells |
| MWCNT | multiwalled carbon nanotube |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| PAH | poly(allylamine hydrochloride) |
| PDDA | poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) |
| PEI | polyethylenimine |
| PEG | poly(ethylene glycol) |
| PMETAC-b-PEGMA | poly[2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyltrimethylammonium chloride]-block-poly(ethylene glycol) monomethacrylate |
| Pol | poloxamer, nonionic triblock copolymers, e.g. Pluronic® |
| PSS | polystyrene sulfonate sodium salt |
| SDBS | sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate |
| SPIO | superparamagnetic iron oxide |
| SWCNT | single-walled carbon nanotube |