3WJ-RNA	a highly stable three-way junction (3WJ) motif from phi29 packaging RNA
5-FU	5-fluorouracil
ALCL	anaplastic large cell lymphoma
ALK	anaplastic lymphoma kinase
ALL	acute lymphoblastic leukemia, also known as T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
AML-M2	acute myeloid leukemia subtype 2
APTES	(3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane
BSA	bovine serum albumin
cMet	hepatocyte growth factor receptor
COOH	(terminal) carboxylic acid group
CSC	cancer stem cell
CTC	circulating tumor cell
CUR-NP	curcumin-loaded lipid-polymer-lecithin hybrid nanoparticle
Cyt c	cytochrome c
DAU	daunorubicin
DGL	dendrigraftpoly-L-lysines
DOTAP	1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane
DNR	daunorubicin
DOX	doxorubicin
dsDNA	double-stranded DNA
DSPE	1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
EHH	electrostatic adsorption, hydrogen bonding, and hydrophobic interaction
Ehrlich’s ACC	Ehrlich’s ascites carcinoma cell
ELP	elastin-like polypeptide
EpCAM	epithelial cell adhesion molecule
EPI	epirubicin
FGFR1	fibroblast growth factor receptor type-1
FMSN	fluorescent mesoporous silica nanoparticle
FN	fibronectin
FO	Ferric oxide
FoxM1	Forkhead box M1
Gd:SrHap	gadolinium-doped luminescent and mesoporous strontium hydroxyapatite
GMNP	gold-coated magnetic nanoparticle
GNP	gold nanoparticle
GO	Graphene oxide
GPN	gefitinib-loaded poly (lactic co-glycolic acid) nanoparticle
GQD	graphene quantum dot
GST	glutathione S-transferase
HA	Hyaluronic acid
HAS-CS	human serum albumin coated with chitosan
HBLL	human B cell leukemia and lymphoma
HCC	Hepatocellular carcinoma
HER3	human epidermal growth factor receptor 3
His	hexahistidine
HMME	is a photosensitizer
HPA	heparanase
HPAEG	poly(2-((2-(acryloyloxy)ethyl)disulfanyl)ethyl 4-cyano-4-(((propylthio)carbonothioyl)-thio)-pentanoate-co-poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate)
HSP71	heat shock cognate 71 kDa protein
HTT	hyperthermia therapy
IL-6R	interleukin-6 receptor
IONP	Iron oxide nanoparticle
KG6E	glutamic acid-modified dendritic poly(L-lysine) system
KLA	(KLAKLAK)2 peptide
LP-DNA	liposome-polycation-DNA
MAA	methacrylamide
MAGE	melanoma-associated peptide antigen
MAL	maleimide
MASI	N-(methacryloxy)succinimide
MCS	Myristylated Chitosan
MMA	methyl methacrylate
MOF	(mesoporous) metal-organic framework
MPC	mesoporous carbon
MPEG	Poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether
M-PLGA	mannitol-functionalized poly(lactide-co-glycolide)
MSN	Mesoporous silica nanoparticle
mTEC	mouse tumor endothelial cell
MDR	multiple drug resistance
MUC1	Mucin-1
NHS	N-hydroxysuccinimide
NIR PLN	near infrared-persistent luminescence nanomaterials
NMOF	amino-triphenyl dicarboxylate-bridged Zr4+ metal-organic framework nanoparticle
NP	nanoparticle
NSCLC	non-small cell lung cancer
ONT	oligonucleotide
PAA	polyacrylic acid
PAM	Peptide amphiphile micelle
PAMAM	polyamidoamine
PBABT	poly (butylene adipate-co-butylene terephthalate)
PCL	poly(ε-capro-lactone)
PDA	hydrochloride dopamine
PDGFR	platelet-derived growth factor receptor
PEC	polyelectrolyte complexe
PEEUA	polyethylenimine-urocanic acid
PEG	polyethylene glycol
PEI	polyethylene imine
PF127	Pluronic F127
PFK15	1-(4-pyridyl)-3-(2-quinoline)-2-propyl-1-one (an aerobic glycolysis inhibitor)
PFOB	Perfluorooctylbromide
PGFRβ	platelet-derived growth factor receptor β
P-gp	P-glycoprotein
PLA	poly(lactic acid)
PLGA	poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)
PLK1	Polo-Like Kinase 1
PLL	poly (L-lysine)
pPEGMA-PCL-pPEGMA	poly(poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate)-poly(caprolactone)-poly(poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate)
PTK7	protein tyrosine kinase-7
PTT	Photothermal therapy
PVP	poly (N-vinylpyrrolidone)
PβAE	poly (β amino ester)
QD	quantum dot
RBCm	red blood cell membrane
SATB1	special AT-rich sequence binding protein 1
SPION	superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
SPMFN	Superparamagnetic Ferroarabinogalactan Nanoparticles
TAG-72	tumor-associated glycoprotein 72
TD	thiolated dextran
TiO2	titanium dioxide
TLR	Toll-like receptor TLR4-siRNA
TM-JM1/2	transmembrane-juxtamembrane 1/2 domain
TMPyP	5, 10, 15, 20-tetra (phenyl-4-N-methyl-4-pyridyl) porphyrin
TMPyP4	5,10,15,20-tetrakis(1-methylpyridinium-4-yl) porphyrin
TNBC	triple-negative breast cancer
TPGS	D-α-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate
TSP	thermosensitive polymer
UCNP	up-conversion luminescent
NaYF4	Yb(3+)/Er(3+) nanoparticle
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
β-CD	β-cyclodextrin