| SPR | Surface Plasmon Resonance |
| NPs | NanoParticles |
| DL | Drug Loading |
| PMA | poly-methacrylic acid, sodium salt |
| EE | Encapsulation Efficiency |
| MSPs | Mesoporous Silica Particles |
| PS | Polystyrene |
| Ag | Silver |
| SC/MS | Solid Core /Mesoporous Shell |
| DLS | Dynamic Light Scattering |
| TGA | Thermogravimetric Analysis |
| FTIR | Infrared |
| SEM-EDX/STEM | Scanning/Transmission Electron Microscopes |
| SFT | Sorafenib-Tosylate |
| TEOS | Tetraethyl Orthosilicate |