µM	Micromolar
1O2	Singlet oxygen
2D	Two-dimension
3D	Three-dimension
4T1	Murine mammary carcinoma cells
4T1 cells	Mouse breast tumor cells
A375	malignant melanoma cancer cells
A549	Human adeno lung carcinoma
ALA	5-Aminolevulinic acid
Arg-Gly-Asp	Arginylglycylaspartic acid
B16-F10	Murine melanoma cells
BODIPY	boron-dipyrromethene
CACO-2 cells	Human colorectal adenocarcinoma cells
CCL1.3	Fibroblast cells
CD44	Cell surface adhesion receptor 44
CDT	Chemodynamic therapy
Ce6	Chlorin e6
CLIPT	Continuous low-irradiance photodynamic therapy procedure
DETC	Diethyldithiocarbamate
DLA cells	Dalton’s Lymphoma Ascite
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
EGFRvIII	Epidermal growth factor receptor variant III
EpCAM or CD326	Epithelial cell adhesion molecules
EPR effect	Enhanced permeability and retention Effect
Fe3O4	Iron (II, III) oxide
g-C3N4 QDs	Graphitic carbon nitride quantum dots
h	Hour
H2O2	Hydrogen peroxide
HBMEC	Brain capillary endothelial cells
HBMEC	Blood-brain barrier
HEK 293T	Human embryonic kidney cells
HeLa	Human cervical carcinoma cells
HMSNs	Hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles
HpD	Haematoporphyrin derivatives
HPPH	2-[1-hexyloxyethyl]-2-devinyl pyropheophorbide-a
HT-29 cells	Human colon cancer cells
IR820	Indocyanine green
J/cm2	Joules per square centimeter
Kg	Kilogram
LED	Light emitting diode
MB	Methylene blue
MCF-7	Human breast cancer cells
MDA-MB231	human breast cancer cells
MDA-MB-435	Human breast cancer cells
mg	Milligram
mTHPC	m-Tetrahydroxyphenylchlorin
MTT	2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide salts
mV	Millivolt
NIH3T3 cells	Mouse embryo fibroblast cells
nm	Nanometer
NPs	Nanoparticles
O2	Oxygen
OEC-M1	Oral epidermoid carcinoma cells
OH	Hydroxide
PAMAM	Poly(amidoamine)
PBS	Phosphate bufferred saline
PDT	Photodynamic therapy
PEG	Poly(ethylene glycol)
PLGA	Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)
PPI	Poly(propylene imine)
PpIX	Protoporphyrin IX
PS	Photosensitizer
PS	Photosensitizers
PTT	Photothermal effect
RGD	Tripeptide consisting of arginine, glycine, and aspartate
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SiHa cells	Human cervical cancer cells
SKOV-3 cells	Human adenocarcinoma cells
T98G cells	Glioblastoma cells
TAPP	5,10,15,20-tetrakis (4-aminophenyl) porphyrin
TPP	Triphenylphosphine
U87 MG	Uppsala 87 malignant glioma cells
W/cm2	Watt per square centimetre
ZnPc	Zinc phthalocyanine