ATR	attenuated total reflectance
CT	computed tomography
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium
ECA	elemental chemical analysis
EDS	energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
EDX	energy dispersive X-ray
FAAS	flame atomic absorption spectroscopy
FBS	fetal bovine serum
Fe3O4@OA	magnetite functionalized with oleic acid
FOV	field of view
FTIR	Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
GOT	glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase enzyme
GPT	glutamate pyruvate transaminase enzyme
HMMSN	Hybrid Magnetic Mesoporous Silica Nanorods
HAADF	High-Angle Annular Dark Field
ICP-OES	inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy
ISE	Ion-Selective electrode
iTLC	instant thin layer chromatography
(m)MSCs	(mouse) mesenchymal stem cells
MNPs	magnetic nanoparticles
MRI	Magnetic Resonance Imaging
NPs	nanoparticles
PBS	Phosphate buffered saline
PDT	population doubling times
PET	Positron emission tomography
RL	radiolabelled
Rf	retardation factor
Rx	relaxation rate
rx	relaxivity
SEM	scanning electron microscopy
SPECT	single photon emission computed tomography
SPM	superparamagnetic
STEM	scanning transmission electron microscopy
SUV	standardized uptake value
TGA	Thermogravimetric analysis
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
TISAB	III Total Ionic Strength Adjustment Buffer solution
VSM	vibrating sample magnetometer
XRD	X-ray diffraction.