PTT	photothermal therapy
RAFT	reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer
IR	infrared
NIR	near-infrared
ICG	indocyanine green
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
cRGD	cyclic Arg–Gly–Asp
EPR	enhanced permeability and retention
NMR	nuclear magnetic resonance
DPPE	1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine
TFA	trifluoroacetic acid
CLSM	confocal laser scanning microscopy
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole, dihydrochloride
CMC	critical micellar concentration
RPMI	Roswell Park Memorial Institute medium
FBS	fetal bovine serum
MTS	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium
SEM	standard error of the mean
ANOVA	analysis of variance
FOBI	fluorescence-labeled organism bioimaging instrument
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
DMF	dimethylformamide
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
AIBN	2,2′-azodiisobutyronitrile
DSPC	1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
DLS	Dynamic light scattering