| GO | Graphene oxide |
| CET | Cetuximab |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| SLP2 | Stomatin-like protein 2 |
| shRNA | Short hairpin RNA |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| CPN | Chitosan-g-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) |
| GBM | Glioblastoma multiforme |
| RNAi | RNA interference |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| PNIPAM | Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) |
| DSPE | 1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylethanolamine |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PNIPAM-COOH | Carboxylic acid-ended poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) |
| NIPAM | N-isopropylacrylamide |
| MAA | Mercaptoacetic acid |
| DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |
| FTIR | Fourier transform infrared |
| TNBSA | 2,4,6-Trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid |
| DSC | Differential scanning calorimeter |
| GFP | Green fluorescent protein |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| BLI | Bioluminescence imaging |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| pERK | Phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinases |
| EDC | 1-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride |
| NHS | N-hydroxysuccinimide |
| DAPI | 4′,6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| MES | 2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid |
| TGA | Thermogravimetric analysis |
| H&E | Hematoxylin–eosin |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| CLSM | Confocal laser scanning microscope |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |