| BMNs | Bimetallic nanomaterials |
| MNs | Metallic nanomaterials |
| PTT | Photothermal therapy |
| PDT | Photodynamic therapy |
| GT | Gene therapy |
| SPR | Surface plasmon resonance |
| POD | Peroxidase |
| CAT | Catalase |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| AgCM | Monodispersed Ag cubic to mesh nanostructures |
| NPs | Nanoparticles |
| Au@Ag@Pt core@multishell | Ag-Pt double-shell on Au-core with a hollow-granular shell structure |
| ATP@Au-Cu NP | Adenosine 5′-triphosphate @Au-Cu nanoparticle |
| NDs | Nanodendrites |
| FCC | Face-centered cubic |
| AuNS | Gold nanostar |
| CP | A metal–drug coordination polymer |
| TPL | Two-photon luminescence |
| TNP | Cu-Pd alloy tetrapod nanoparticles |
| MOF | Metal–organic framework |
| CNDs | Carbon nanodots |
| NWs | Nanowires |
| NIR | Near-infrared |
| LSPR | Localized surface plasmon resonance |
| AuPtNRs | Dumbbell-shaped Au-Pt bimetallic nanorods |
| AuNRs | Gold nanorods |
| SNP | Spherical nanoparticle |
| CR | Charge separation |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| •O2− | Superoxide anion |
| O•− | Singlet oxygen |
| •OH | Hydroxyl radical |
| RhB | Rhodamine B |
| GOx | Glucose oxidase |
| GSH | Glutathione peroxidase |
| DFT | Density functional theory |
| Au@Rh-ICG-CM | Porous Au@Rh core–shell nanostructures loaded indocyanine green in the pores and coating with cancer cell membrane |
| US | Ultrasound |
| SDT | Sonodynamic therapy |
| PGI | PdPt@GOx/IR780 |
| Ico | Icosahedrons |
| CDT | Chemodynamic therapy |
| RT | Radiotherapy |
| FA | Folic acid |
| DOX | Doxorubicin |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| HA | Hyaluronic acid |
| TMZ | Targeting ligands and temozolomide |
| DOX-loaded sgc8c NGs | DOX-loaded sgc8c conjugated core–shell nanogels |
| BMOF-DMR | Bimetal metal-organic framework domino micro-reactor |
| E. coli | Escherichia coli |
| S. aureus | Staphylococcus aureus |
| S-AuNC | Snowflake-like Au nanocarriers |
| aPD-L1 | Anti-programmed death ligand 1 |
| DMSN | Dendritic mesoporous silica |
| 5-ALA/Au-Ag-PEG-Ab NC | Nanoconjugate combined with PEG functionalized Au-Ag nanoparticles, 5-aminolevulinic acid and antibodies |
| Au@Pt nanostructures | Au nanorods coated with a shell of Pt nanodots |
| HAAA-NUs | Hollow Au-Ag alloy nanourchins |
| CeO2/Au@Pt-PEG | ceria-loaded gold@platinum nanospheres modified with polyethylene glycol |
| PCN | Porphyrin metal–organic frameworks |
| CuCo NS | Single-site bimetallic (copper hexacyanocobaltate) nanosheet |
| HMOTP@Pt@Au@DOX | Hollow mesoporous organotantalum nanospheres modified with Au and Pt dual nanoenzymes |
| DOX/Au@Pt-cRGD | cRGD-modified DOX-loaded Au@Pt nanoparticles |