| NPS | Nanoparticles |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| PA | Photoacoustic microscopy |
| MVB | Multivesicular body membrane |
| ILVs | Intraluminal vesicles |
| ctDNA | Circulating tumor DNA |
| CTCs | Circulating tumor cells |
| cfDNA | Cell-free DNA |
| Exo | Exosomes |
| AST | Astrocyte cells |
| Oligo | Oligodendrocytes cells |
| CDE | Cancer cell-derived exosomes |
| U251-MG | Human brain cancer cells |
| MDA-MB-231 | Human breast cancer cells |
| HT-1080 | Human fibrosarcoma cells |
| EVs | Extracellular vesicles |
| DCs | Dendritic cells |
| MSC | Mesenchymal stem cell |
| 14DIV | Hippocampal cells |
| DRGs | Dorsal root ganglia cells |
| SCs | Schwann cells |
| HGNs | Hollow gold nanoparticle |
| BODIPY | Boron-dipyrromethene |
| PEG | Poly ethylene glycol |
| RGD | Arg-Gly-Asp |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| FC | Flow cytometry |
| GNRs | Gold nanorods |
| IONPs | Iron oxide nanoparticles |