λmax	maximum absorption
ΦΔ	singlet oxygen quantum yield
AlPc	aluminum-phthalocyanine chloride
AlPc-sulfo4	tetrasulfonated aluminum phthalocyanine
CPT	camptothecin
DEGMA	di(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate
Dex-b-AcDex	dextran-block-acetalated dextran
DOX	doxorubicin
DTT	dithiothreitol
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
GaPc	gallium (III) phthalocyanine chloride
GSH	glutathione
HEMA	2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate
InPc	indium(III) phthalocyanine chloride
MNP	magnetic nanoparticle
NP	nanoparticle
PEG-b-PLLA	poly(L-lactide)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymer
PEG-b-PNIPAAM	poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
OEGMA	oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate
PAH	polyalkylamine hydrochloride
PBLA	poly(β-benzyl-L-aspartate)
Pc	phthalocyanine
PCI	photochemical internalization
PDT	photodynamic therapy
PEG	polyethylene glycol
PEG-b-PCL	poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(ε-caprolactone) diblock copolymer
PEG-PMAN	poly(ethylene glycol)-poly[2-(methylacryloyl)ethylnicotinate]
PEG-b-PLGA	poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(lactide-co-glycolide)
PMMA	poly(methyl methacrylate)
pNIPAM	poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
P(R)-b-PPEGA	poly(N-substituted acrylamide)-b-poly(polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether acrylate)
PS	photosensitizer
PS-b-PAA	poly(styrene)-b-poly(acrylic acid)
PSt-b-PPEGA	polystyrene-b-poly(polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether acrylate)
PSS	poly(4-styrene sulfonate)
PTT	photothermal therapy
RuPc(4–12 PEG)	(ruthenium(II) phthalocyanines functionalized with 4–12 PEG chains
SiPc	silicon (IV) phthalocyanine dichloride
ZnPc	zinc (II) phthalocyanine
ZnPcBCH3	2(3), 9(10), 16(17), 23(24)-tetrakis-(4′-methyl-benzyloxy) phthalocyanine zinc(II)
ZnPcF16	zinc 1,2,3,4,8,9,10,11,15,16,17,18,22,23,24,25-hexadecafluoro29H,31H-phthalocyanine
ZnPc-sulfo4	Zinc(II) phthalocyanine tetrasulfonic acid
ZnTAPc	zinc(II) tetra-aminophthalocyanine