2,2′-DTNA	2,2′-Dithiodinicotinic acid
2-MNA	2-Mercaptonicotinic acid
4-MBA	4-Mercaptobenzoic acid
6,6′-DTNA	6,6′-Dithiodinicotinic acid
6,6′-DTNAm	6,6′-Dithiodinicotinic amide
6-MNA	6-Mercaptonicotinic acid
6-MNAm	6 Mercaptonicotinamide
APIs	Active pharmaceutical ingredients
ASOND	Anti-sense oligonucleotides
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
CD44	Cluster of differentiation 44
CDI	1,1′ Carbonyldiimidazole
CSA	Cysteamine
CTS	Chitosan
CTX	Cetuximab
Cys	L-Cysteine
DCM	Dichloromethane
DDS	Drug delivery system
DIC	N,N′-Diisopropylcarbodiimide
DMAP	4-(Dimethylamino)pyridine
DMF	N,N-Dimethylformamide
DOX	Doxorubicin
DTNB	5,5′-Dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid)
DTPH	3,3′ Dithiobis(propanoic hydrazide)
DTT	Dithiothreitol
DTX	Docet-axel
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EDAC	1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor re-ceptor
EPR	Enhanced permeability and retention
FD4	Fluorescein isothiocyanate–dextran
FDA	Fluorescein diacetate
GSH	Reduced Glutathione
GSSG	Oxidized Glutathione
HA	Hyaluronic acid
HAase	Hyaluronidase
HOBt	N Hydroxybenzotriazole
HPMAM-s-AMPAM	N (2 Hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide-s-N-(3-aminopropyl)methacrylamide
HSA	Human serum albumin
i-PATAI	Isopropyl (acetylthio)acetimidate
iRNAs	Interfer-ing RNAs
LDC	Lipid drug conjugate
MBA	4-Mercaptobutanoic acid
MDR	Multi-drug resistance
MHA	6-Mercaptohexanoic acid
MOA	8-Mercaptooctanoic acid
MPA	Mercaptopropanoic acid
MPA	3-Mercaptopropanoic acid
MPPT	3-Methyl-1-phenylpyrazole-5-thiol
mRNA	Messenger RNA
MUA	11 Mercaptoundecanoic acid
NAC	N-Acetylcysteine
NAP	N-Acetylpenicillamine
NHS	N-hydroxysuccinimide
NLC	Nanostructured lipid carriers
NPs	Nanoparticles
OA	Octadecylamine
PAA	Poly(acrylic acid)
PD-L1	Programmed cell death-ligand 1
Pec	Pectin
PEG	Polyethyleneglycol
PEI	Polyethylenimine
P-gp	P-glycoprotein
pIL-12	Plasmid encoding IL-12 gene
PLA-PCL-TPGS	Poly(lactide-co-ε-caprolactone)-D-α-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate
PLGA	Poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid
PMAA	Poly(methacrylic acid)
PMMA	Poly(methyl methacrylate)
Poly-siRNA	polymeric siRNA
PTX	Paclitaxel
QA-CTS-TGA-SH	Quaternary ammonium CTS thiomers
RISC	RNA-induced si-lencing complex
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SATA	N-succinimidyl-S-(acetyl) thi-oglycolate
siRNA	Small interfering RNA
SLN	Solid lipid nanoparticles
STAT-3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription-3
Sulfo-NHS	N-Hydroxysulfosuccinimide sodium salt
TCEP	Tris(2 carboxyethyl)phosphine
TGA	Thioglycolic acid
TJs	Tight junctions
TMC	N,N,N-trimethylated chitosan
TPP	Tripolyphosphate
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
XrL	Crosslinked