| AuNP | gold nanoparticles |
| miR-145 | microRNA-145 |
| GNS | gold nanosphere |
| GNPF | gold nanoplatform |
| GNPF-miR-145 | gold nanoplatform carrying miR-145 |
| EPR | enhanced permeation and retention |
| GNPF-SC-miR | gold nanoplatform carrying scrambled miR |
| 3D | three-dimensional |
| LOT | liquid overlay technique |
| AV | annexin V |
| PI | propidium iodide |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol, HS-PEG-NH2 |
| MQ | milli-Q |
| MES | 4-morpholineethanolsulfonic acid buffer |
| EDC | 1-ethyl-3-(3-dymethylaminopropyl |
| DLS | dynamic light scattering |
| STEM | scanning transmission electronic microscopy |