| Abbreviations | Full Names |
| PDT | Photodynamic therapy |
| PS | Photosensitizer |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| 1O2 | Singlet oxygen |
| SPNpd | Semiconducting polymer nano-prodrug |
| NIR | Near-infrared |
| 2D | Two dimensional |
| SP | Soybean phospholipids |
| PAI | Photoacoustic imaging |
| IONP | Iron oxide nanoparticles |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| TBAOH | Tetrabutylammonium hydroxide |
| TMAOH | Tetramethylammonium hydroxide |
| LSPR | Localized surface plasmon resonance |
| CP | Compound polysaccharide |
| Met | Metformin |
| DOX | Doxorubicin |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PNBMA | Poly (4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyl methacrylate) |
| HSA | Human serum albumin |
| GO | Graphene oxide |
| rGO | Reduced graphene oxide |
| CVD | Chemical vapor deposition |
| NMP | N-methyl-pyrrolidone |
| SDBS | Sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| CPT | Camptothecin |
| MB | Methylene blue |
| FA | Folic acid |
| PAMAM | Polyamidoamine |
| LED | Light emitting diode |
| SPN | Semiconducting polymer nanoparticles |
| ZnPc | Zinc(II) phthalocyanine |
| Hp | hematoporphyrin |
| PASP | Polyaspartic acid |
| TPZ | Tirapazamine |
| DTX | Docetaxel |
| LBL | Layer-by-layer |
| Pt | Cis-platinum |
| PTX | Paclitaxel |
| Gem | Gemcitabine |
| Rf | Riboflavin |
| MOF | Metal–organic framework |
| HPPH | Photochlor |
| MDR | Multidrug resistance |
| P-gp | P-glycoprotein |
| mAbs | Monoclonal antibodies |