PTT	photothermal therapy
PTAs	photothermal agents
PCE	photothermal conversion efficiency
LSPR	localized surface plasmon resonance
GT	gene therapy
GO	graphene oxide
rGO	reduced graphene oxide
CNTs	carbon nanotubes
SWCNTs	single-walled carbon nanotubes
DWCNTs	double-walled carbon nanotubes
MWCNTs	multi-walled carbon nanotubes
GQDs	graphene quantum dots
CQDs	carbon quantum dots
AgNCs	silver nanoclusters
POMs	polyoxometalates
MoO2	molybdenum dioxide
NIR	near-infrared
NIR II	the second near-infrared
CT	computed tomography
NPs	nanoparticles
0D	zero dimension
2D	two dimensions
BSA	bovine serum albumin
PANI	polyaniline
PA	phytic acid
DOX	doxorubicin
HCR	hybridization chain reaction
PEG	polyethylene glycol
PDT	photodynamic therapy
ROS	reactive oxygen species