| β-CD | β-cyclodextrin |
| CD-P | β-cyclodextrin phosphate sodium salt |
| ConA | concanavalin A |
| DMAP | 4-dimethylaminopyridine |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DMF | dimethylformamide |
| DOX | doxorubicin |
| EtOAc | ethyl acetate |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| HR-ICP-MS | high resolution inductively couples plasma mass spectrometry |
| ITC | isothermal titration calorimetry |
| MALDI-TOF-MS | matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry |
| MWCO | molecular weight cut-off |
| NaAsc | (+)-sodium l-ascorbate |
| nanoMOFs | nanosized metal-organic frameworks |
| PCDs | phosphorylated β-CD derivatives |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |
| TEG | tetraethylene glycol |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| TLC | thin-layer chromatography |
| XRDP | X-ray diffraction patterns |
| ZP | zeta potential |