Ab@S-HA@MMSNs	Sulfonated-hyaluronic acid (S-HA) terminated magnetic MSNs with Anti-S. aureus antibody (Ab)
AD	Adamantaneamine
ADA	Adamantine
AD⊂CB[7]	Inclusion complex between adamantaneamine and curcubit[7]uril,
Ag NPs	Silver nanoparticles
Ag-SS-MSNs	Disulfide-bridged MSNs decorated with Ag NPs
Ag-SS-MSNs-CHX	Disulfide-bridged MSNs decorated with Ag NPs and loaded with chlorhexidine
AHAM	N-(6-N-aminohexyl)aminomethyl triethoxysilane
AIE	aggregation-induced emission
AMF	Alternating magnetic field
AMO	Amoxicillin
AMP	Ampicillin
AMR	Antimicrobial resistance
Anti-S. aureus Ab	Anti Staphylococcus aureus antibody
Arg	Arginine
Arg-MSN	MCM-41 type MSNs functionalized with L-Arg
AuNC	Gold nanoclusters
AuNC@LYS	Gold nanoclusters functionalized with lysozime
B. safensis	Bacillus safensis
B. subtilis	Bacillus subtilis
C. albicans	Candida albicans
CaP	Calcium phosphate
Car	Carbenicillin,
CarMOF	Fe3+-Carbenicillin Metal Organic Framwork (MOF)
CB[6]	Cucurbit[6]uril
CB[7]	Cucurbit[7]uril
C-dots	carbon dots
β-CD	β−Cyclodextrin
CFU	Colony Forming Units
CHX	Chlorhexidine
CIP	Ciprofloxacin
CIP-Arg-MSNs	MSNs conjugated to L-arginine and loaded with ciprofloxacin
COL	Colistin
COL-MSN@LL-(LL-37)	MSNs loaded with colistin, capped with a liposomal shell and conjugated to P. aeruginosa peptide LL-37
ConA	Concanavalin A
CUR	Curcumin
Cu-MSN-AgNPs-CUR	MSNs impregnated with Cu(II) and externally decorated with Ag NPs and loaded with curcumin
DAMO	N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyltrimethoxy-silane
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
DOX	Doxorubicin
E. coli	Escherichia coli
EDA-PGMA	1,2-ethanediamine-modified polyglycerol metacrylate
EPR	Enhanced permeability and retention
EPS	Extracellular polymer substances
F. novocida	Francisella novocida (Fn)
F. tularensis	Francisella tularensis (Ft)
FA	Folic acid
FB11	Antibody for lipopolysaccharide (LPS) present in Francisella tularensis (Ft)
FITC	Fluorescein isothiocyanate
Fn	Francisella novocida
FRα	Folate receptor alpha
Ft	Francisella tularensis
G	Guest
GEN	Gentamicin
GEN@MSU-LU	MSNs loaded with GEN, capped with a lipid bilayer and functionalized with UBI29–41
GSH/GSSH	Oxidized/reduced glutathione redox couple
G3	Poly(propyleneimine) third-generation dendrimer
H	Host
HA	Hyaluronic acid
HKAIs	Histidine kinase authophosphorylation Inhibitors
HOMSNs	Hollow oblate mesoporous silica nanoparticles
HOMSNs-Tre	HOMSNs funcionalized with trehalose
HOMSNs-Tre-INH	HOMSNs funcionalized with trehalose and loaded with isoniazid
IAAH-Ag	Silver-indole-3 acetic acid hydrazide
INH	Isoniazid
KANA	Kanamycin
LBL	Layer-by-layer
LBL@MSN-Ag NPs	MSNs encapsulating Ag NPs coated with polymers by layer-by-layer assembly
LL-37	Human cathelicidin peptide
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
LVX	Levofloxacin
LYS	Lysozyme
M. smegmatis	Mycobacterium smegmatis
M. tuberculosis	Micobacterium tuberculosis
MagNP@MSN	Magnetic NPs coated with a mesoporous silica layer
MagNP@MSNA-CB[6]	Magnetic NPs coated with a mesoporous silica layer (MagNP@MSN) decorated with both adamantine (ADA) and N-(6-N-aminohexyl)aminomethyl triethoxysilane (AHAM) and capped by cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6])
MEL	Melittin
MCM-41 ConA-MSNs	MCM-41 type MSNs decorated with concanavalin A
MCM-41 DAMO-MSNs	MCM-41 type MSNs functionalized with DAMO
MCM-41 FB11mFt LPS-MSNs	MCM-41 type MSNs functionalized with FB11 antibody through a derivative of the O-antigen of Ft LPS
MCM-41 G3-MSNs	MCM-41 type MSNs functionalized with G3
MCM-41 MSNs⊂VAN	MCM-41 type MSNs functionalized with vancomycin
MCM-41 SA20hp-MSNs	MCM-41 type MSNs functionalized with SA20hp
MCM-41 ε−pLys-MSNs	MCM-41 type MSNs functionalized with ε-pLys
MBC	Minimum bactericidal concentration
MBIC	Minimal biofilm inhibitory concentration
MGCE	Magnetic glassy carbon electrode
MGCE/Ab@S-HA@MMSNs	Ab@S-HA@MMSNs immobilized Magnetic glassy carbon electrode
MIC	Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations
MMSNs	Magnetic MSNs
MSNs	Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles
MSN@C-dots/RB	Core-shell MSNs embedding C-dots and rose-bengal
MSN@C-dots/RB/AMP	Core-shell MSNs embedding C-dots and rose-bengal and loaded with ampicillin
MSN@C-dots/RB/DOX	Core-shell MSNs embedding C-dots and rose-bengal and loaded with doxorubicin
MSN@FA@CaP@FA	MSNs covered by double folic acid (FA) and calcium phosphate (CaP)
MSN@LL-(LL-37)	MCM-41 type MSNs coated with a lipidic layer and conjugated with LL-37
MSNLP@PEICD	Large pore MSNs capped by β-cyclodextrin-modified polyethylenimine (PEICD)
mPEG-TK	Methoxy poly(ethyleneglycol) fuctionalized with thioketal
MRSA	Methicillin-resistant S. aureus
MSN-Ag	MSNs with Ag NPs encapsulates
MSN-LU	MSNs modified with a lipidic bilayer surface shell and conjugated with UBI29–41
MSN-NH2	MSNs functionalized with aminopropyl groups
MXF	Moxifloxacin
M-PFPA-Tre	MSNs functionalized with PFPA-Si and decorated with Tre via azide-mediated surface photoligation
M-PFPA-Tre-INH	MSNs loaded with isoniazid, functionalized with perfluorophenylazide and decorated with trehalose
NPs	Nanoparticles
OFL	Ofloxacin
P. aeruginosa	Pseudomonas aeruginosa
PAG	Polyallylamine hydrochloride
PDI	Photodynamic inactivation
PEI-PEG	poly(ethylene imine)-poly(ethylene glycol)
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
PEICD	Polyethylenimine modified with b-cyclodextrin (β-CD)
PFPA-Si	Perfluorophenilazide silane
PG	poly-L-glutamic acid
PLA	Polylactic acid
PLA-NF	Polylactic acid nanoflowers
PNIPAM	poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
PNIPAAM	poly(N-isopropyacrylamide-co-acrylic acid)
RhBAM	Rhodamine B derivative
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RB	Rose bengal
S. aureus	Staphylococcus aureus
S. marcescens	Serratia marcescens
S. mutans	Streptococcus mutans
S. typhimuruim	Salmonella typhimuruim.
SA20hp	S. aureus 20 aptamer with hairpin structure
Sul	Sulbactam
S-HA	Sulfonated-hyaluronic acid
TB	Tuberculosis
TK	Thioketal
TMS-EDTA	N-[(3-trimethoxysilyl)propyl] ethylendiamine triacetic acid trisodium salt
TPE-(COOH)4	Negatively charged tetraphenylethylene tetracarboxylate
Tre-HOMSNs	Trehalose-functionalized hollow oblate mesoporous silica nanoparticles
UBI29–41	Ubiquicin
UV	Ultraviolet
VAN	Vancomycin
β-CD	Beta-cyclodextrin (β-CD)
ε-pLys	ε-poly-L-lysine