Acetal–PEG–b–PBLG	Acetal–poly(ethylene glycol)–b–poly(γ-benzyl l-glutamate)
(AC2)-DOPA–NCA	Di-O,O’-acetyl-l-l-3,4 dihydroxyphenylalanine-N-carboxyanhydride
ACN	Acetonitrile
ADR	Adriamycin
AFM	Atomic Force Microscopy
AIBN	2,2’-Azo-bis(isobutyronitrile)
Asp(OBzl)–NCA	β-Benzyl l-aspartate N-carboxy-anhydride
ATPEG	Poly(ethylene glycol)-bis-amine
ATRP	Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
BLA	β-Benzyl–l-aspartate
BLG	γ-Benzyl–l-glutamate
BIED	Bis(β-isocyanatoethyl) disulfide
Bn-His	N-im-benzyl-l-histidine
Boc-l-His–(Bn)–OH	N-α-t-Butyloxycarbonyl-N-im-benzyl-l-histidine
BODIPY-Br2	3,7-Dibromo-2,8-di(4-methoxyphenyl)-11-trifluoromethyl-dithieno [2,3-b]-[3,2-g0-5,5-difluoro-5-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene
bpy	2,2’-Bipyridyl
CDDP, cisplatin	cis-Diamminedichlo-platinum
Ce 6	Clorin e6
CMC	Critical Micelle Concentrations
CP	Cloud Point
CR–CAs	Cancer–recognizable contrast agents
DCC	N,N’-Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide
DCM	Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide
DCU	Dicyclohexylurea
DDACT	S-1-dodecyl-S’-(α,α’-dimethyl-α’’-acetic acid) Trithiocarbonate
DEX	Dexamethasone
Dh	Hydrodynamic diameter
DHA	Dehydroascorbic acid
DHAA	Dehydroascorbic acid
DHPE	N-(5-dimethylaminoapthalene-1-sulfonyl)-1,2,-dihexadecanoyl-Sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine
DIC	N,N’-diisopropylcarbodiimide
DIPEA	Diisopropylethylamine
DLC	Drug Loading Content
DLE	Drug Loading Efficiency
DLS	Dynamic Light Scattering
DMAc	N,N’-Dimethyl acetamide
DMAP	4-(Dimethylamino)pyridine
DMAPMA	N,N-dimethylaminopropyl methacrylamide
DMF	N,N-Dimethyloformamide
DMA	2,3-Dimethylmaleic anhydride
DMAP	4-Dimethylaminopyridine
DMPP	Dimethylphenylphosphine
DMSO	Dimethylosulfoxide
DOX	Doxorubicin
DOX·HCl	Doxorubicin hydrochloride
DOX-NP	DOX–nanoparticles
DOTA	1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane–1,4,7,10–tetraacetic acid
DOTA/m	DOTA–functionalized polymeric micelles
DP	Degree of Polymerization
DTT	1,4-Dithiothreitol
DTDP	3,3′-Thiodipropionic acid
DTPA	Diethylene triamine pentaacetic
DTSSP	3,3’-dithiobis(sulfosuccinimidyl propionate)
DTX	Docetaxel
DTX–CLPMs	(DTX) loaded core-cross-linked polymer micelles
DTX–NPM	DTX-loaded non-crosslinked
EG2–Glu–NCA	ethyl diglycol L-glutamate N-carboxyanhydride
FA	Folic acid
FBS	Fetal bovine serum
Fmoc	Fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl chloride
FT-IR	Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
GA	Glycyrrhetinic acid
GA–PEG–NH2	Glycyrrhetinic acid-modified poly(ethylene glycol)–bis-amine
GSH	Glutathione
HA	Hyaluronic acid
HBr-HAc	Hydrobromic acid-acetic acid
HCC	Hepatocellular carcinoma
HDI	Hexamethylenediisocyanate
1H NMR	Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
HPLC	High Pressure Liquid Chromatography
Hyd	Hydrazine
ICG	Indocyanine green
IC50	The half maximal inhibitory concentration
ICP–MS	Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
ICP–OES	Inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectrometry
Ins-CAs	pH-insensitive cancer–recognizable contrast agents
LA	Lipoic acid
Lac-N3	Lactobionolamidopropylazide
LCST	Low critical solution temperature
LEV	Levulinic acid
L-Phe	l-phenylalanine
LLA	l-lactic acid
Lys(Z)	N6-carbobenzyloxy–l-lysine
MALDI-TOF MS	Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
MDR	Multidrug Resistance
MEO2MA	2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl
MEO3MA	2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl methacrylate
mPEG–b–pAsp(DA)	Monomethoxy poly(ethylene glycol)–b–decylamine-grafted poly(l-aspartic acid)
mPEG–b–P(Glu-co-Phe)	Poly(ethyleneglycol)–b–poly(l-glutamic acid-co-l-phenylalanine)
mPEG–CHO	Methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-aldehyde
mPEG–NH2	α-Μethoxy-ω-amine-poly (ethylene glycol)
(mPEG)2–b–PBG	(Μethoxy-poly(ethylene glycol))2-block-poly(g-benzyl-l-glutamate)
(mPEG)2–b–PGA	(Μethoxy-poly(ethylene glycol))2–b–poly(l-glutamic acid)
mPEG–PA	Methoxy-poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(aspartamide)
mPEG–PAlEA	Methoxy-poly(ethylene glycol)–poly(aldehyde ethyl aspartamide)
mPEG–PAmEA	Methoxy-poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(amino ethyl l-aspartamide)
mPEG–PBLG–SS–DTX	Conjugates poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(γ-benzyl l-glutamate)-disulfide-docetaxel
mPEG-g-PLL–b–Phe	Methoxypolyethylene glycol-graft-poly(l-lysine)-block-poly(l-phenylalanine)
mPEG–PPDA	Methoxy-poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(propanediol l-aspartamide)
Mn	Average molecular weight
MRI	Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MWCO	Molecular Weight Cut-Off
NaBH3CN	Sodium cyanoborohydride
NaN3	Sodium azide
NBS	N-Boc-serinol
NCA	N-carboxyanhydride
NHS	Hydroxysuccinimide
NIPAM	N-Isopropylacrylamide
NIR	Near Infrared
NIRF	Near-infrared fluorescent
NMAm	N-methylol acrylamide
NMP	N-methyl pyrrolidone
NOTA	1,4,7-Triazacyclononane-N,N’,N’’-triacetic acid
NPs	Nanoparticles
N3-PEG-NH2	α-azide-ω-amino-poly(ethylene glycol)
PA	Photoacoustic
PAMA	Poly(2-aminoethyl methacrylate)
(PGAH–b–PDMAPMA)3-g-PEG	[poly(l-glutamic acid γ-hydrazide)–b–poly(N,N-dimethylaminopropyl methacrylamide]3-g-poly(ethylene glycol)
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
PBLG–b–PMPC	Poly(γ-benzyl–l-glutamate)–block–poly(2-Methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine)
PC-g-PEG	Poly(cysteine)-g-poly(ethylene glycol)
PDI	Polydispersity
PDT	Photodynamic therapy
PEG	Poly(ethylene glycol)
PEG–PAA	Poly(ethylene glycol)–b–poly(amino acids)
PEG–b–P(d-Leu)	Poly(ethyleneglycol)–b–poly(d-Leucine)
PEG–p(HYD)	Poly(ethyleneglycol)–b–poly(aspartate hydrazide)
PEG–b–p(Asp)	Poly(ethylene glycol)–b–poly(β-benzyl-l-aspartate)
PEG–b–PBLG	Poly(ethylene glycol)–b–poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate)
PEG–b–PLL–b–PLLeu	Poly(ethylene glycol)–b–poly(l-lysine)-b-poly(l-leucine)
PEG–b–p(l-His)	Poly(ethylene glycol)–b–poly(l-histidine)
PEG–b–p(l–LA)–DTPA–Gd	Poly(ethylene glycol)–b–poly(l-lactic acid)- Diethylenetriaminopentaacetic acid dianhydride- gadolinium chelate
PEG–b–P(l-Leu)	Poly(ethylene glycol)–b–poly(l-Leucine)
PEG–b–PGlu(EDA–LA)–b–PPhe	Poly(ethylene glycol)–b–poly(γ-benzyl–l-glutamate)–b–poly(l-phenylalanine)
PGLG	Poly(galactosylated) l-glutamate
Phe	Phenylalanine
PLGA	Poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide)
PLGA–b–PPhe	Poly(glutamic acid)–b–polyphenylalanine
PLG NCA	γ-Propargyl-l-glutamate methacrylate
PLGA	Poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide)
PLLZ	Poly(Nε-carbobenzyloxy-l-lysine)
PMLG	Poly(oligo(ethylene glycol)l-glutamate
PNBC	poly(S-(O-nitrobenzyl)-d,l-cysteine)
PPLG	Poly(γ-propargyl–l-glutamate)
[p(NIPAM)–b–p(His)]	Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)–b–poly(l-histidine)
POEGMA	Poly[oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate]
PS	Photosensitizer
PTT	Photothermal therapy
PTX	Paclitaxel
QUR	Quercetin
RAFT	Reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization
RAP	Rapamycin
RES	Resveratrol
ROP	Ring Opening Polymerization
RP–HPLC	Reversed-phase high pressure liquid chromatography
SA	Succinyl chloride
SCLM	Shell cross-linking micelles
SEC	Size exclusion chromatography
SGC	Scirrhous gastric cancer
siRNA	Small interfering RNA
SPPCL–b–PZLLs	Poly(ε-caprolactone)–b–poly(ε-benzyloxycarbonyl–l-lysine)
TAEA	Tri(2-aminoethyl) amine
TEA	Triethylamine
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy
TFA	Trifluoroacetic acid
THF	Tetrahydrofuran
VE	Vitamin E
VE-NH2	Vitamin E-ethylenediamine
VEOEG	Vitamin E-Oligo(methyl diglycol l-glutamate)
Z-L-Lys NCA	Nε-benzyloxycarbonyl–l-lysine N-carboxyanhydride
3PO	3-(3-Pyridinyl)-1-(4-pyridinyl)-2-propen-1-one
4-NC	4-Nitrophenyl chloroformate
γ-Bzl–l-Glu-NCA	5-Benzyl-l-glutamate-N-carboxyanhydride