| OA | oleic acid |
| NPs | nanoparticles |
| MB | methylene blue |
| anti-BSA | antialbumin from bovine serum |
| FT-IR | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| EDS | energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy |
| VSM | vibrating sample magnetometer |
| UV-vis | ultraviolet-visible |
| SPR | surface plasmon resonance |
| Li-6 | lithium-6 |
| B-10 | boron-10 |
| BN | boron nitride |
| h-BN | hexagonal BN |
| SERS | surface enhancement Raman scattering |
| 4-MPBA | 4-mercaptophenylboronic acid |
| BNCT | boron neutron capture therapy |
| BSH | B12H11SH |
| DLL | double lipidic layer |
| LSPR | localized SPR |
| HPRT | hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase |
| RPEM | reverse-phase evaporation method |
| TGA | thermogravimetric analysis |
| MCNP | Monte Carlo N-Particle Transport Code System |
| TG | thermogravimetric |
| DTG | derivative of TG |