aniline functionalized graphene quantum dots	a-GQDs
aptameric functionalized materials	AFMs
carbon nanotubes	CNTs
carbon quantum dots	CQDs
cationic β-cyclodextrin-based polymer	CCD/P
docetaxel-loaded liposomes functionalized with transferrin	LIP-DTX-TF
dopamine	DOPA
dopamine-polyethylene glycol-carboxylic acid	DPA-PEG-COOH
enhanced permeability and retention	EPR
extra-cellular matrix	ECM
folate receptor	FR
folic acid	FA
folic acid-coated gold nanoparticles conjugated with fluorophore	FA-Au-FITC
functionalized nanoparticles	FNPs
gold nanoparticles	AuNPs
graphene oxide	GO
hyaluronic acid	HLA
hydroxyapatite	HDA
lactate dehydrogenase	LDH
poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)	PLGA
magnetic nanoparticles	MNPs
magnetic resonance imaging	MRI
mesoporous silica nanoparticles	MSN
methacryl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane	M-POSS
nanoparticles	NPs
near-infrared	NIR
nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots	NCQDs
nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots	N-GQDs
oleic acid-coated iron oxide NPs	Fe3O4-OA
phenyl boronic acid	PBA
phenylethylamine	PhEA
photodynamic therapy	PDT
photothermal	PT
piperine	PIP
poly(acrylic acid)	PAA
polyethylene glycol	PEG
polyethylene glycol with thiol end group	thiol-PEG
polyethylene glycol-gelatin-chitosan-hyaluronidase-5-fluorouracil	CS-HYL-5-FU-PEG-G
positron emission tomography	PET
quantum dots	QDs
receptor-mediated endocytosis	RME
reticulum endothelial system	RES
sodium alginate (SA)–polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)–bovin serum albumin	SA-PVA-BSA
sodium alginate/polyethylene glycol (vinyl alcohol)	SA/PVA/Ca
superparamagnetic iron oxide NPs	SPIONs
tetraethylorthosilicate	TEOS
ultra-small superparamagnetic iron oxide NP	USPIONs