AEAPTMS	[N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyl] trimethoxysilane
Ala	Alanine
AOT	Sodium 2-ethylhexyl sulfosuccinate
APTMS	(3-aminopropyl) trimethoxysilane
APTS	(3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane
Asp	Aspartic acid
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
CD20	b-lymphocyte antigen
CD41	Integrin alpha-2b
CD61	Integrin beta-3
CT	Computed tomography
CTAB	Cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide
Cy5.5	Cyanine-5.5
DBS	Sodium dodecylbenzene sulphonate
DLS	Dynamic light scattering
DPPE	1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane
DSPE	1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylethanolamine
DSS	Dioctyl sodium dodecyl sulphate
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
Fe3O4	Magnetite
γ-Fe2O3	Maghemite
α-Fe2O3	Hematite
FITC	Fluorescein isothiocyanate
FT-IR	Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
Glu	Glutamic acid
HA	Hyaluronic acid
HER2	Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
hMSCs	Human mesenchymal stem cells
HPC	Hexadecylpyridinium chloride
HSA	Human serum albumin
IONPS	Iron oxide nanoparticles
Leu	Leucine
Lys	Lysine
MDA2	Malondialdehyde 2
MICAD	Molecular imaging and contrast agent database
MPI	Magnetic particle imaging
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide
MTD	Maximum tolerated dose
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NIRF	Near-infrared fluorescence
NMR	Nuclear magnetic resonance
PAA	Poly(acrylic acid)
PAMAM	Poly (amidoamine)
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
PEI	Polyethylenimine
PEO	Polyethyleneoxide
Phe	Phenylalanine
PGA	Poly glutamic acid
PLA	Poly lactic acid
PLGA	Poly (lactic-co glycolic acid)
PS	Polystyrene
PVA	Polyvinyl alcohol
PVP	Polyvinylpyrrolidone
rHSA	Recombinant human serum albumin;
RITC	Rhodamine B isothiocyanate
SDS	Sodium dodecylsulfonate
SPECT	Single-photon emission computed tomography
SPIO	Superparamagnetic iron oxide
SPIONs	Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
t1/2	Half-life
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy
T	Tesla
Tyr	Tyrosine
US	Ultrasound
USPIO	Ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide
USPIONs	Ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
Val	Valine
VCAM-1	Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
VSM	Vibrating sample magnetometer
VT680	Vivotag 680
XRD	X-ray diffraction analysis