| ((+)ly) | Positively |
| (NH4)2SO4 | Ammonium sulfate |
| 5-FU | 5-Fluorouracil |
| ACA | Acrylic acid |
| ACV | Aciloclovir |
| Ag | Agar |
| AIBN | Azobisisobutyronitrile |
| Aly-Imz | Allyl imidazole |
| AMF | Alternating Magnetic Field |
| APS | Ammonium persulfate |
| Apt | Aptamer |
| APTES | 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane |
| ASGP | Ammonium sulfate gradient protocol |
| B-CD | B-cyclodextrin |
| BCT | Blood circulation time |
| BNPC | Bis(4-nitrophenyl)carbonate |
| C18TMS | Octadecyltrimethoxysilane |
| CDNSs | Cyclodextrin nanosponges |
| CDR | Controlled drug release |
| Cho | Cholesterol |
| CMCS | Carboxymethyl Chitosan |
| CMNP | Cationic magnetic nanoparticles |
| Co 6 | Coumarin 6 |
| CST | Critical Solution Temperature |
| CSC | Chitosan co-polymer |
| CTAB | Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide |
| Cu | Copper |
| CUR | Curcumin |
| DC | Dendritic cell |
| DD | Drug Delivery |
| DDS | Drug Delivery System |
| DESE | Double emulsion solvent evaporation |
| Dex | Dextran |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DOX | Doxorubicin |
| DPPC | Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine |
| 1,2-DPPC | 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine |
| DSPC | 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine |
| DSPE-PEG2000 | 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[ami no(polyethylene-glycol)-2000] |
| EACCs | Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells |
| EDA | ethylene diamine |
| EFR | Electric field-responsive |
| ENO1 | Enolase 1 |
| EPI | Epirubici |
| EPR | Enhance permeability retention affect |
| ER | Enzyme Responsive |
| ETB | Erlotinib |
| FA | Folic Acid |
| FDA | Food and drug administration |
| Fe | Iron |
| FE-SEM | Field emission scanning electron microscope |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| FMT | Ferumoxytol |
| FMT | Ferumoxytol |
| FRPR | Free radical polymerization reaction |
| FTIR | Fourier transform infrared |
| FTY720 | Fingolimod |
| GaCCM | Gadolinium Consisting contrast medium |
| Ge | Gelatin |
| GM | Glioblastoma |
| GMC | Glioblastoma cancer |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| HA | Hyaluronic Acid |
| HAS | Human Serum albumin |
| HCC | Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| HeLa | Human Cervical Carcinoma Cells |
| HEOC | Human epithelial ovarian carcinoma |
| HIFU | High Intensity focused Ultrasound |
| HPhBA | Hyperbranched phenylboronic acid |
| HRBC | Human red blood cells |
| HSO | Hydroxy silicon oil |
| HUVEC | Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells |
| IONP | Iron oxide nanoparticle |
| IA | Itaconic acid |
| LCST | Lower Critical Solution Temperature |
| LF | Lactoferrin |
| LIFUS | low-intensity focused ultrasound |
| LiA | Lipoic acid |
| LMNPs | liposome magnetic nanoparticle |
| LR | Light Responsive |
| MaA | Maleic acid anhydride |
| Magnevist | Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid gadolinium(III) dihydrogen salt hydrate Gd(III)-DTPA |
| MB | Methylene Blue |
| MBAA | N,N-methylenebisacrylamide |
| MBBs | Microbubble |
| MDP | Muramyl dipeptide |
| MF | Magnetic field |
| MF-SPIO-NB | Multi-functional superparamagnetic iron oxide nano bubbles |
| M-HS | Magnetic-Hydrating Solution |
| MHT | Magnetic hypothermia |
| ML | Magnetic liposeme |
| MMP-2 | Matrix metalloproteinase-2 |
| MM-USI | Magnetomotive-ultrasound imaging |
| MNFs | magnetic nanofluids |
| MNP | Magnetic nano particle |
| MNS | Magnetic nano-system |
| MPNCs | Mesoporous nano-cage |
| MPDA | Mesoporous polydopamine |
| MPSNP | Mesoporous silica nanoparticles |
| M MPSNP | Magnetic Mesoporous silica nanoparticles |
| M MPS/MBBs | Magnetic Mesoporous silica microbubbles |
| MPTSA | 4-Morpholineethanesulfonic acid |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| Ms | Saturation Magnetization |
| MSSM | Magnetic star structured micellar |
| MTRL | Magnetic Thermo-responsive liposome |
| MTX | Methotrexate |
| MUC1 Apt | Anti mucin aptamer |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NB | Nanobubbles |
| nCP:Fe-CA | Fe-doped nano-calcium phosphate |
| NG | Nanogel |
| NH2-BDC | 2-aminoterephthalic acid |
| NHS | N-hydroxy succinimide |
| NIPAM | N-isopropylacrylamide |
| NIR | Near infrared light |
| NP | Nano particle |
| NSCL | Non-small-cell-lung |
| O-CMCS | O-Carboxymethyl chitosan |
| OlA | Oleic Acid |
| OlAm | Oleylamine |
| OPSS-PEG-SVA | Orthopyridyl disulfide-poly(ethylene glycol)-succinimidyl valerate |
| PA | Photoacoustic |
| PhBA | Phenylboronic Acid |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PCC | Pancake coil |
| PCL | Poly(ε-caprolactone) |
| PCL-diol | Polycaprolactone diol |
| PCL-g-Dex | poly(ε-caprolactone)-grafted dextran |
| PDA | Polydopamine |
| PDEAAm | Poly(N,N-diethylacrylamide) |
| PDI | Polydispersity index |
| PEG | Polyethylene Glycol |
| PEG-2000-DSPE | Poly-ethylene-glycol-2000-distearoyl-phosphatidyl-ethanolamine |
| PEG-PBA-PEG | poly (ethylene glycol)−Poly (butylene adipate)−poly (ethylene glycol) |
| PEG-PCL | Methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(ε-caprolactone) |
| PEI | Polyethyleneimine |
| PESM | Polyethersulfone membrane |
| PFP | Perfluoropentane |
| PG | Prodigiosin |
| pHR | pH responsive |
| PIMF | Polyethylenimine-rafted-poly (Malevich anhydride-alt-1-ocatadecene)-folic acid |
| PLH | Poly-L-histidine |
| PMX | Pemetrexed |
| PNIPAAm | Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) |
| PNVCL | Poly (N-vinylcaprolactom) |
| PTC | Photothermal Conversion |
| PTT | Photothermal therapy |
| QDMAMEA | Quaternized ammonium alkyl halide N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate |
| R1/r2 | Relaxivity |
| RES | Reticuloendothelial System |
| RF | Radio frequency |
| RFP | Red fluorescent probes |
| RGD | Arginylglycylaspartic |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| R-P | Receptor-Positive |
| RR | Redox Responsive |
| SA | Salic acid |
| SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| SH | Thiol |
| SiNc | Silicon naphthalocyanine |
| SIONP | Superparamagnetic iron oxide nano particle |
| SMNP | Smart magnetic nanoparticle |
| Sn(Oct)2 | Stannous-2-ethylhexanoate Sn(Oct)2 |
| SPECT | Single photo emission computed tomography |
| T1/T2 | Transverse/Longitudinal Time |
| TDD | Targeted drug delivery |
| TDR | Targeted drug release |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| Temp | Temperature |
| TEOS | Tetra-ethyl ortho-silicate |
| THF | Tetrahydrofuran |
| TME | Tumor micro environment |
| TMSMA | 3-(Trimethoxysilyl) propyl methacrylate |
| TMZ | Temozolomide |
| TR | Thermo-responsive |
| UCST | Upper Critical Solution Temperature |
| U87 MG | Uppsala 87 Malignant Glioma |
| US | Ultrasound |
| UST | Ultrasound thermometry |
| US-TS | Ultrasound thermometry strain imaging |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| Vs | Visible |
| VSM | Vibrating sample magnetometry |
| XRD | X-ray diffractometry |
| ZW | Zwitteronic 99mTc |