| DMF | N-N dimethylformamide |
| FRET | Fluorescence resonance energy transfer |
| HRTEM | High-resolution transmission electron microscope |
| MF | Mafenide acetate |
| NCs | Nanocrystals |
| NIR | Near infrared |
| NPs | Nanoparticles |
| NRs | Nanorods |
| PAN | Polyacrylonitrile |
| PCL | Polycaprolactone |
| PEC | Pectin |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PHBV | Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-3-hydroxyvalerate) |
| PLA | Polylactic acid |
| PLGA | Poly-lactic-co-glycolic acid |
| PS | Polystyrene |
| PVA | Polyvinyl alcohol |
| PVP | Polyvinylpyrrolidone |
| QD | Quantum |
| R6G | Rhodamine 6G |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope |
| SERS | Surface-enhanced Raman scattering |
| THF | Tetrahydrofuran |
| TIP | Ti(O-iPr)4 |
| UV | Ultraviolet |