Ac	acetyl
Ac2O	acetic anhydride
AcOH	acetic acid
AG	arabinogalactan
AIBN	2,2′-azobis(2-methylpropionitrile)
AIEE	aggregation induced enhanced emission
AL	β-alanine
AscONa	sodium ascorbate
ATRP	atom transfer radical polymerization
BBN	bombesin
Bn	benzyl
Boc2O	di-tert-butyl decarbonate
BODIPY	boron dipyrromethene
BtOH	N-hydroxybenzotriazole
Bz	benzoyl
CAE	cholesterol-arginine ester
β-CD	β-cyclodextrin
β-CD-NSP	β-cyclodextrin nanosponge
CDI	carbonyldiimidazole
CF	5,6-carboxyfluorescein
Chol	cholesterol
Chol-OA	oxyamine-terminated cholesterol
CHS	cholesterol hydrogen succinate
Ch-T	chloramine-T
CL	conventional liposomes
CuAAC	copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition
CVS	crystal violet staining
Cyclen	1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane
CYS	cystamine
DAIN	4-(diarylmethylene)imidazolinone
DBU	1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene
DCC	N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide
DCVJ	9-(2,2-dicyanovinyl)julolidine
DHPC	dihexanoylphosphatidylcholine
DIAD	diisopropyl azodicarboxylate
DIPEA	N,N-diisopropylethylamine
DMAP	dimethylaminopyridine
DMF	dimethylformamide
DMPC	dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
DMTAP	dimyristoyltrimethylammonium propane
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
DOPC	dioleoylphosphatidilcholine
DOPE	1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine
DOX	doxorubicin
DOX-NPs	doxorubicin loaded nanoparticles
DPPA	diphenylphosphoryl azide
DPPH	2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical
DTX	docetaxel
EDAC	1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride
EDCl	N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride
Et2N	diethylamine
Et3N	triethylamine
Et2O	diethyl ether
EtOAc	ethyl acetate
EtOH	ethanol
GFP	green fluorescent protein
GSH	glutathione
HA	hyaluronic acid
hbPG	linear-hyperbranched amphiphilic polyglycerol
HOBt	N-hydroxybenzotriazole
HSA	human serum albumin
IC50	half-maximal inhibitory concentration
ICT	intramolecular charge transfer
l-AA	l-ascorbic acid
LC	liquid crystal
LMGs	low-molecular-weight gelators
MeCN	acetonitrile
MeOTf	methyl triflate
m-CPBA	m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid
min	minutes
MPP	mitochondria-penetrating peptide
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazo-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
MW	microwave irradiation
NaOAc	sodium acetate
NaOMe	sodium methoxide
NBD	nitrobenzoxadiazole
NBS	N-bromosuccinimide
NHS	N-hydroxysuccinimide
NOAC	nitrile oxide alkyne cycloaddition
NPs	nanoparticles
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
PDC	pyridinium dichromate
PEG	polyethylene glycol
PET	positron emission tomography
pHPMA	poly[N-(2-hydroxypropyl)-methacrylamide]
PMDETA	N,N,N′,N″,N″-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine
PPA	phenylpropanolamine
PPh3	triphenylphosphine
p-TsCl	p-toluenesulfonyl chloride
PTX	paclitaxel
PyBOP	benzotriazole-1-yl-oxytripyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate
RAFT	reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer
rt	room temperature
SA	succinic anhydride
SCID	severe combined immunodeficient
SML	surface-modified liposomes
SubPcs	subphthalocyanines
TACN	1,4,7-triazacyclononane
Tb	trilobolide
TBAB	tetrabutylammonium bromide
TBAF	tetrabutylammonium fluoride
TBAH	tetrabutylammonium hydroxide
TBAITBDMS	tetrabutylammonium iodidetert-butyldimethylsilyl
TBDMSCl	tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride
Tb-N3VA	trilobolide 8-O-azidovalerate
TBTA	tris[(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methyl]amine
t-BuOH	tert-butanol
t-BuOK	potassium tert-butoxide
t-BuOOH	tert-butyl hydroperoxide
TE	transfection efficiency
TEG	tetraethylene glycol
TFA	trifluoroacetic acid
TFAA	trifluoroacetic anhydride
THF	tetrahydrofuran
TIS	triisopropylsilane
TMSCl	trimethylsilyl chloride
TMSITMSOTf	iodotrimethylsilanetrimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate
TOAB	tetraoctylammonium bromide
TsCl	p-toluenesulfonyl chloride