AF647 ONs	Alexa Fluor 647-labeled oligonucleotides
CS	Chitosan polymer
CS-AuNP	Chitosan-coated gold nanoparticles
CSNPs	Chitosan nanoparticles
ddi. water	Distilled De-Ionized water
DiIC1(5)	Dihexaoxacarbocyanine iodide
DLS	Dynamic light scattering
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
DPBS	Dulbecco’s Phosphate-Buffered Saline
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
eGFP	Enhanced green fluorescent protein
FBS	Fetal bovine serum
FTIR	Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
LBL	Layer by layer
LBL-CS-AuNP	Layer by Layer chitosan-coated gold nanoparticles
LSPR	Localized surface plasmon resonance
NTC	Not treated control
PEI	Polyethylenimine
PI	Propidium iodide
RISC	RNA-induced silencing complex
rMFI	Relative mean fluorescence intensity
RPMI	Roswell Park Memorial Institute
SDS	Sodium dodecyl sulfate
si-AF647	Alexa Fluor 647-labeled siRNA
siRNA	Small interfering RNA
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy
TPP	Tripolyphosphate
UV-Vis	Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy