| AUC | Area under the curve |
| PVP-Ce6 | Photolon, Fotolon |
| DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
| ELSD-FLUO | Evaporative light scattering detector |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| ICH | International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use |
| IITD | Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy |
| MDPI | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
| NBD | Nitrobenzoxadiazole |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| PDI | Polydispersity index |
| PE | Phycoerythrin |
| PVP | Polyvinylpyrrolidone |
| RLU | Relative light unit |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| TEM | Transmission Electron Microscopy |