DDS	drug delivery system
DG3	dendrimers generation 3.0
DLS	dynamic light scattering
DOX	doxorubicin
EPR	enhanced permeability and retention effect
EthD-1	ethidium homodimer-1
FA	folic acid
FBS	fetal bovine serum
FT-IR	Fourier transform infrared
HNPs	heating nanoparticles
MEM	Minimum Essential Medium Eagle
NHS	N-Hydroxysuccinimide
NIR	near-infrared
PAMAM	polyamidoamine
PBS	phosphate buffered saline
PDA	polydopamine
PEG	polyethylene glycol
PPI	poly(propylene imine)
PTT	photothermal therapy
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SH-FA	thiol-derivative of folic acid
TEM	transmission electron microscopy