| 1O2 | Singlet oxygen |
| 2-MIM | 2-methyl imidazole |
| AuNRs | Gold nanorods |
| AzM | Azide-tagged MOF |
| AzTPDC | diazide-triphenyl dicarboxylic acid |
| BDC | 1,4-benzene dicarboxylic acid |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| BTC | 1,3,5-benzene tricarboxylic acid |
| CD | Cyclodextrin |
| CGP | Cubic gel particles |
| CL4 | Acetylene cross-linker |
| CL2 | Diacetylene cross-linker |
| CLM | Cross-linked MOF |
| CTAB | Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide |
| DA-SBDC | Diazido-stilbenedicarboxylic acid |
| DH-Se | Di-(1-hydroxylundecyl) selenide |
| DOX | Doxorubicin |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EDX | Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy |
| FTIR | Fourier transform infrared |
| HA | Hyaluronic acid |
| PSS | Poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) |
| PVP | Poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) |
| PXRD | Powder X-ray diffraction |
| MAS | Microwave-assisted synthesis |
| MCS | Mechanochemical synthesis |
| ZIF | Zeolitic imidazolate framework |
| MOFs | Metal-organic frameworks |
| MSNs | Mesoporous silica nanoparticles |
| MTP | MOF-templated polymer |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| PA-66 | Polyamide fiber |
| PAA | Poly(acrylic acid) |
| PCN | Porous coordination network |
| PDT | Photodynamic therapy |
| PEG | Poly(ethylene glycol) |
| PG | Polymer gel |
| PNIPAM | Poly-N-isopropylacrylamide |
| PolyLact | Poly-l-lactide |
| polyMOF | MOF-polymer composites |
| PPG | Poly(propylene glycol) |
| Ppy | Polypyrrole |
| PSM | Post-synthetic modification |
| PSP | Post-synthetic polymerization |
| Py–PGA-PEG-F3 | Pyrene-derived polyethylene glycol-F3 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SBU | Second building unit |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope |
| STS | Solvothermal synthesis |
| TCPP | Tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscope |
| UCNPs | Upconverting nanoparticles |
| UiO | University of Oslo |
| ZIF | Zeolitic imidazolate framework |