| MNPs | Magnetic nanoparticles |
| MPI | Magnetic particle imaging |
| MSA | Mercaptosuccinic acid |
| DMSA | Dimercaptosuccinic acid |
| FT-IR | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
| DSC | Differential scanning calorimetry |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DAPI | 4’,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
| PI | Polydispersity index |
| FAK | Focal adhesion kinase |
| FAs | Focal adhesions |
| Ph | Optical phase-contrast microscopy |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| ERK | Extracellular signal regulated kinase |
| p38 | p38 MAP kinase |
| ATR/Chk1 | Ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related protein kinase/checkpoint kinase 1 |
| ATM/Chk2 | Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated kinase/checkpoint kinase 2 |
| Rb | Retinoblastoma protein |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| TBS | Tris-buffered salineMinimum Essential Medium Eagle |
| MEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium |
| DMEMTRITC | Tetramethylrhodamine |
| BSA | Bovie serum albumin |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene fluoride |