| CD | carbon dots |
| CPT | camptothecin |
| DBCO | dibenzocyclooctyne |
| Dox | doxorubicin |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EPR | enhanced permeation and retention effect |
| FDA | food and drug administration |
| HER2 | human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| ICG | indocyanine green |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MSN | mesoporous silica nanoparticles |
| MTX | mitoxantrone |
| NIR | near infrared radiation |
| PA | photoacoustic imaging |
| PDT | photodynamic therapy (PDT) |
| PEG | polyethyleneglycol |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PFP | perfluoropentane |
| PTT | photothermal therapy |
| RF | radiofrequencies |
| SPION | superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles |
| THPMA | 2-tetrahydropyranyl methacrylate |
| US | ultrasounds |
| UV | ultraviolet light |
| VIS | visible light |