AAM	acrylamide
C	Calcein
CF	carboxyfluorescein
CH	cholesterol
CP	cloud point
CPP	cell penetrating peptide
CTSL	cationic thermo-sensitive liposomes
DDS	drug delivery systems
DOX	Doxorubicin
DPPC	1,2-dypalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocoline
DPPG2	1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoglyceroglycerol
DPPGOG	1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoglyceroglycerol
DSPC	distearoyl phosphocholine
DSPE-PEG2000	1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-methoxy(PEG)-2000
ELP	elastine-like polypeptide
FCS	fetal calf serum
GD	Gadolinium
Gem	Gemcitabine
HBPO	hydrophobic hyperbranched poly[3-ethyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)oxetane]
HePC	hexadecylphosphocholine
HAS	human serum albumin
HSPC	hydrogenated soyphosphocholine
IgG	immunoglobulin type G
LCST	low critical solution temperature
LP	Lysolipids
LTSL	lysolipids thermo-sensitive liposomes
LTST	low thermo-sensitive liposomes
MPPC	Monopalmitoylphosphatidylcholine
MSPC	monostearoylphosphatidylcholine
MTSL	multifunctional thermo-sensitive liposomes
NCTSL	non-cationic thermo-sensitive liposomes
PAA	propyl acrylic acid
PAMPA-PNIPAAM	poly[n-(3-aminopropyl)-methacrylamidehydrochloride]-b-poly(n-isopropylacrylamide)
PDGFR	patelet-derived growth factor receptor
PDMS	poly(dimethylsiloxane)
pEOEOVE	poly[2-(2-ethoxy)ethoxyethyl vinyl ether]
pEOEOVE-block-ODVE	poly [2-(2-ethoxy)ethoxyethyl vinyl ether-block-octadecyl vinyl ether] EOEOVE-block-ODVE
pHPMAlac	N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide mono/dilactate
P-Lyso-PC	1-palmitoyl-2-hydroxy-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
pNIPAM	poly(N-isopropylacrylammide)
PpTSL	peptides thermo-sensitive liposomes
Ps	polymersomes
PTSL	polymer thermo-sensitive liposomes
PVCL	poly(N-vinylcaprolactam)
PVCLn-PDMS65-PVCLn	poly(N-vinylcaprolactam)n-poly(dimethylsiloxane)65-poly(N-vinylcaprolactam)n
RES	reticulo-endothelial system
T m	phase transition temperature
siRNA	small interfering RNA
TSL	thermo-sensitive liposomes
TSN	thermo-sensitive niosomes
TSP	thermo-sensitive polymersomes
TSV	temperature-sensitive vesicles
VEGFR	endothelian growth factor receptor