AAS	atomic absorption spectroscopy
B c	coercive force
CFU	colony-forming units
Ð	dispersity
D h	hydrodynamic diameter
DLS	dynamic light scattering
D n	number-average diameter
D w	weight-average diameter
HBSS	Hank’s balanced salt solution
LA	Luria agar
LB	Luria broth
MNP	magnetic nanoparticles
MNP@S	MNP coated by Sipomer PAM-200
MNP@S-D	MNP coated by Sipomer PAM-200 and modified with poly[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate]
MNP@S-D-T1	MNP coated by Sipomer PAM-200 and modified with 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate and 2-tert-butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer (0.75:0.25 mol/mol)
MNP@S-D-T2	MNP coated by Sipomer PAM-200 and modified with 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate and 2-tert-butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer (0.5:0.5 mol/mol)
M s	saturation magnetization
M rs	remanent saturation magnetization
OA	oleic acid
OD	octadec-1-ene
PD	polydispersity
PDMAEMA	poly[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate]
PTBAEMA	poly(2-tert-butylaminoethyl methacrylate)
TEM	transmission electron microscope