| EPR | Enhanced permeation and retention |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| Qucbl-Cdots | Quinoline chlorambucil loaded carbon dots |
| AuNPs | Gold nanoparticles |
| RES | Reticuloendothelial system |
| PDMPAHCl | Poly(3-dimethylammonium-1-propyne hydrochloride) |
| BSAO | Bovine serum amine oxidase |
| γ-Fe2O3 | Maghemite |
| Fe3O4 | Magnetite |
| CLIO | Cross-linked iron oxide |
| USPIO | Ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide |
| MIONs | Mono-crystalline iron oxide nanoparticles |
| IONPs | Iron oxide nanoparticles |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| -Si-O-Si-O- | Siloxane |
| Si-OH | Silanol |
| MSPs | Mesoporous silica nanoparticles |
| NHS | N-hydroxysuccinimide |
| EDC | 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide |
| PLA | Poly(lactic acid) |
| PLGA | Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |