AgSD	Silver sulfadiazine cream
ALA	5-Aminolevulinic acid
AlPcCl	Aluminium complex of phthalocyanine
BPD-MA	Benzoporphyrin mono-carboxylic acid
CASP	Chloroaluminum sulfonated phthalocyanine
Ce6	Chlorin e6
Cp6	Chlorin p6
CS	Chitosan
CVU	Chronic venous ulcers
DFUs	Diabetic foot ulcers
EDC	1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide
EDTA	Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid
EGCG	(–)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate
FDA	Food and drug administration
GF	Growth factors
GTMAC	Glycidyltrimethylammonium chloride
HAL	Hexyl aminolevulinate
HpD	Hematoporphyrin derivative
ICCD	Intensified charge-coupled device
IL	Ionic liquid
LED	Light-emitting diode
LLLT	Low-level laser irradiation
MAL	Methyl aminolevulinate
MMP	Metalloproteinases
MOF	Metal-organic framework
MRAB	Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
MREC	Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli
MDR	Multidrug-resistant
MRSA	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
m-THPC	5,10,15,20-Tetrakis(3-hydroxyphenyl)chlorin
NHS	N-hydroxysuccinimide
NMB	New Methylene Blue
NP	Nanoparticle
Pc	Phthalocyanines
PDI	Photodynamic inactivation
PF	Pluronic F127
pL-Ce6	Poly-L-lysine chlorin e6
pL-Cp6	Poly-L-lysine chlorin p6
PB@MOF	Prussian Blue MOF
PEI	Polyethyleneimine
PP-IX	Protoporphyrin-IX
PTMPP	5-Phenyl-10,15,20-tris(1-methylpyridinium-4-yl)porphyrin trichloride
PVP	Polyvinylpyrrolidone
RB	Rose Bengal
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
TBO	Toluidine blue O
TCPP	5,10,15,20-Tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin
TGF	Transforming growth factor
TLD141	[Ru(2,2′-bipyridine)2(2-(2′,2″:5″,2‴-terthiophene)-imidazo-[4,5-f][1,10]phenantroline]2+
TMPyP	5,10,15,20-Tetrakis(1-methylpyridinium-4-yl)porphyrin
TPP	5,10,15,20-Tetraphenylporphyrin
VC12IM	1-Vinyl-3-dodecylimidazolium bromide
VCM	Vancomycin
WHO	World Health Organization
WHOC	Wound healing organ culture
γ-PGA	Poly(γ-glutamic acid)