| AIBN | 2,2′-Azobisisobutyronitrile |
| ASCT2 | System ASC transporter 2 |
| ATB0,+ | Amino acid transporter system B0,+ |
| BCH | 2-Aminobicyclo-(2,2,1)-heptane-2-carboxylic acid |
| DCC | N,N′-Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide |
| DDS | Drug delivery system |
| DMAAm | N,N-Dimethylacrylamide |
| DOPE | l-α-Phosphatidylethanolamine, dioleoyl |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FL | Fluorescein-5-maleimide |
| GLUT1 | Glucose transporter 1 |
| HPLC | High performance liquid chromatography |
| LAT1 | L-type amino acid transporter 1 |
| LAT3 | L-type amino acid transporter 3 |
| LCST | Lower critical solution temperature |
| NHS | N-Hydroxysuccinimide |
| NIPAAm | N-Isopropylacrylamide |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| Phe-P(NIPAAm-co-DMAAm) | l-Phenylalanine-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-N,N-dimethylacrylamide) |
| PNIPAAm | Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) |
| P(NIPAAm-co-DMAAm) | Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-N,N-dimethylacrylamide) |
| THF | Tetrahydrofuran |
| Tyr-P(NIPAAm-co-DMAAm) | l-Tyrosine-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-N,N-dimethylacrylamide) |
| xCT | System xc-transporter-related protein |