| PEG | poly(ethylene glycol) |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| miRNA | micro RNA |
| FDA | the U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| MW | molecular weight |
| NPs | nanoparticles |
| RES | reticuloendothelial system |
| ABC | accelerated blood clearance |
| nGO-PEG | PEGylated graphene oxide |
| APC | antigen-presenting cell |
| IgM | anti-PEG immunoglobulin M |
| OVA | ovalbumin |
| SOD | bovine superoxide dismutase |
| mPEG | monomethoxy PEG |
| ALL | acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| pLT | PEGylated liposomal topotecan |
| PEG-GEA-L | PEGylated liposomal gambogenic acid |
| PL | PEGylated liposomes |
| POEGMA | poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate) |
| DE | PEGylated emulsions |
| TLR9 | toll-like receptor 9 |
| AG | arabinogalactan |
| SAK | staphylokinase |
| GEA-L | liposomal gambogenic acid |
| POEGMA | poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate) |
| EG | oligoethylene glycol |
| PGs | poly(glycerols) |
| POXs | poly(oxazolines) |
| PHPMA | poly(hydroxypropyl methacrylate) |
| PHEMA | poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) |
| HPMA | poly(N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide) |
| PVP | poly(vinylpyrrolidone) |
| PDMA | poly(N,N-dimethyl acrylamide) |
| PAcM | poly(N-acryloyl morpholine) |
| HA | hyaluronic acid |
| PSA | polysialic acid |
| pCB | poly(carboxybetaine) |
| pSB | poly(sulfobetaine) |
| pCBAA | zwitterionic poly(carboxybetaine acrylamide) |
| GNP | gold NP |
| PepCB | polypeptides with high zwitterion density |
| PMPC | poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) |
| PAE | poly(β-amino ester) |
| PCL | poly(ε-caprolactone) |
| MSMs | mixed-shell micelles |
| PEGSMs | single PEG-PCL micelles |
| PMPCSMs | single PMPC-PCL micelles |
| MPC | 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine |