ABC	Accelerated blood clearance
CNMs	carbon based nanomaterials
CNTs	carbon nanotubes
CQDs	carbon quantum dots
MWCNTs	carboxylated multiwalled CNTs
PEG	polyethylene glycol
AuNPs	gold nanoparticles
γ-Fe2O3	maghemite
Fe3O4	magnetite
IONPs	iron oxide nanoparticles
MSPs	mesoporous silica nanoparticles
MEAM	modified embedded atom method
GEPIs	genetically engineered proteins for inorganics
GO	graphene oxide
GFP	green fluorescent protein
EISM	effective implicit surface model
PEG	polyethylene glycol
SWCNTs	single-walled CNTs
TEG	tetra(ethylene glycol)