| CLZ | Clofazimine |
| TCSPC | Time-correlated single-photon counting |
| FLIM | fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy |
| MSPs | Mesoporous silica particles |
| DCM | Dichloromethane |
| DTS | Diffuse transmittance spectra |
| THF | Tetrahydrofuran |
| τi | Time constant |
| ai | Pre-exponential factor |
| ci | Fractional contributions |
| σ | Standard deviation |
| IRF | Instrumental response function |