AIE	aggregation-induced emission
ALA	alanine
AMP	antimicrobial peptide
AMR	antimicrobial resistance
aPDT	antimicrobial PDT
ConA	concanavalin A
CNTs	carbon nanotubes
Ce6	chlorin e6
CFU	colony forming unit
e−	electron
ESKAPE	Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter spp.
IC	internal conversion
ICG	indocyanine green
ISC	inter-system crossing
GO	graphene oxide
H2O2	hydrogen peroxide
HO●	hydroxyl radical
MB	methylene blue
MDR	multidrug resistance
MRSA	methicillin resistant S. aureus
MOF	metal organic framework
NIR	near infrared
NO	nitic oxide
NP	nanoparticle
O2	dioxygen
O2●−	superoxide anion radical
1O2	singlet oxygen
3O2	ground state molecular oxygen
PDT	photodynamic therapy
PS	photosensitizer
PS•−	PS radical anion
1PS	PS in the ground state
1PS*	PS in a first excited singlet state
3PS*	PS in a triplet excited state
PEG	poly(ethylene glycol)
PCI	photochemical internalization
PCL	poly(ε-caprolactone)
PLA	poly(lactic acid)
pSi	porous silicon
PTT	photothermal therapy
QD	quantum dot
R	reduced molecule
R●+	oxidized molecule
RB	rose bengal
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SS	sonosensitizer
SDT	sonodynamic therapy
SPDT	sonophotodynamic therapy
SPION	superparamagnetic iron oxide NP
TB(O)	toluidine blue
UCNP	upconversion NP
UV	ultraviolet
WHO	world health organisation