| 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide | (EDC) |
| 1-palmitoyl-2-hydroxy-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine | (16:0 Lyso PC) |
| 4-(dimethylamino) pyridine | (DMAP) |
| aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride | (ALA HCL) |
| benzoporphyrin derivative | (BPD) |
| carbonilcyanide p-triflouromethoxyphenylhydrazone | (FCCP) |
| cetuximab | (Cet) |
| dimethyl sulfoxide | (DMSO) |
| distearoyl-phosphoethanolamine-polyethylene-glycol | (DSPE-PEG) |
| fluorescence-activated cell sorting | (FACS) |
| fluorescence intensity | (FI) |
| matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry | (MALDI-TOF MS) |
| mean fluorescence intensity | (MFI) |
| meso-tetrahydroxyphenyl chlorin | (mTHPC) |
| mitochondrial membrane potential | (ΔΨm) |
| N,N-diisopropylethylamine | (DIPEA) |
| N-hydroxysuccinimide | (NHS) |
| near-infrared | (NIR) |
| patient-derived xenograft | (PDX) |
| epidermal growth factor receptor | (EGFR) |
| phosphate buffered saline | (PBS) |
| photosensitizing biomolecules | (PSBM) |
| polyethylene glycol | (PEG) |
| protoporphyrin IX | (PpIX) |
| reactive molecular species | (RMS) |
| singlet oxygen | (1O2) |
| singlet oxygen sensor green | (SOSG) |
| standard error of the mean | (SEM) |
| sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis | (SDS-PAGE) |
| The United States Food and Drug Administration | (FDA) |