AO/EtBr	Acridine orange and ethidium bromide
B-NCdots	Biomass nitrogen co-doped carbon dots
c-CDs	Camellia bee pollen carbon dots
CDs	Carbon dots
CNDs	Carbon Nanodots
CPDs	Carbonized polymer dots
CQDs	Carbon quantum dots
CdSe	Cadmium selenide
CdS	Cadmium sulfide
ACDs	CDs derived from Artemisia argyi leaves
Ce6	Chlorin e6
l-CGCDs	Large chlorhexidine gluconate carbon dots
m-CGCDs	Medium chlorhexidine gluconate carbon dots
s-CGCDs	Small chlorhexidine gluconate carbon dots
DCFDA	2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein diacetate
DOX	Doxorubicin
DCDs	Dual emission carbon dots
EtOH	Ethanol
Fn-CDs	F. nucleatum-carbon dots
HBCUs	Hypocrella Bambusa
HBCDs	Hypocrella Bambusa CDs
GSH	Glutathione
GQDs	Graphene quantum dots
l-CDs	Lotus bee pollen carbon dots
MCDs	Milk vetch-derived CDs
NCDs	Nitrogen-doped CDs
NBCDs	Natural biomass CDs
NIR-CDs	Near-infrared emissive CDs
PDT	Photodynamic therapy
PL	Photoluminescence
PTT	Photothermal therapy
PCQDs	Plum-based carbon quantum dots
H2N-PEG-NH2	Polyethylene glycol diamine
OCDs	Osmanthus leaves-derived CDs
QY, ϕ	Quantum yield
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
R-CDs	Red-emitting CDs
wCDs	Rose-red fluorescence CDs
SCDs	Single-emission carbon dots
MCDs	Shiitake mushroom derived CDs
TCDs	Tea leaves-derived CDs
Tf	Transferrin