A549	Adenocarcinomic human alveolar basal epithelial cells
AB	Antibiotic
ADMA	Exogenous asymmetric dimethylarginine
Ag	Silver
APTES	3-aminopropyl triethoxy saline
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
Au	Gold
BBB	Blood-brain barrier
BC	Bacterial cellulose
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
CMX	Corona of the fusion protein
CPR	Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Cr	Chromium
DMF	Dimethylformamide
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
FTL	Ferritin light chain (a biomarker for ageing)
G(-)	Gram-negative
G(+)	Gram-positive
HeLa	Henrietta Lacks (human cell line)
HFL1	Human fetal lung fibroblast-1
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
HMSCs	Human mesenchymal stem cells
IC50	Half-maximal inhibitory concentration
IL-1α	Interleukin 1 alpha (hematopoietin)
IL-4	Interleukin 4
ITO	Indium tin oxide
Ka	Association constant
Kmapp	Michaelis–Menten constant
L-132	Human lung epithelial cell
MCF-7	Michigan cancer foundation-7 (cancer cell line)
MO	Metal oxide
MONPs	Metal oxides nanoparticles
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
MTT	Methylthiazolyldiphenyl-tetrazolium bromide salt
nm	nanometer
NO	Nitrogen monoxide
NP	Nanoparticle
O2	Oxygen
PAMAM	Poly (amidoamine)
PMMA-AA	Polymethyl methacrylate–acrylic acid
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
PCL	Polycaprolactone
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
PEI	Polyethylenimine
pH	Power of hydrogen
ppm	Parts per million
QDs	Quantum dots
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RT	Room temperature
SDS	Sodium dodecyl sulphate
-SH	Thiol groups
SH-SY5Y	Human neuroblast cells
siRNA	Small (or short) interfering RNA
SPAN	Self-doped polyaniline nanofibers
SPR	Surface plasmon resonance
T-cell	T-lymphocyte
THP-1	Human monocytes
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α (inflammatory cytokines)
U mL-1	Units per millilitre
UV	Ultra-violet
VLP	Virus-like particles