| Ag | silver |
| Au | gold |
| C60(OH)40 | fullerenol |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| DMSO | dimethylsulfoxide |
| FBS | foetal bovine serum |
| GO | graphene oxide |
| HDF | human dermal fibroblasts |
| HUVEC | human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| ICAM-1 | intracellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| IL-1a | interleukin 1 |
| IL-8 | interleukin 8 |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| MIP-1β | macrophage inflammatory protein 1β |
| MN | micronuclei |
| ND | nano diamond |
| NPs | nanoparticles |
| Pt | platinum |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RPMI 1640 | Roswell Park Memorial Institute 1640 Medium |
| TEM | transmission electron microscope |
| TIMP-2 | tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 2 |
| TNF-β | tumour necrosis factor β |