PBS	phosphate buffered saline
FITC	fluorescein isothiocyanate
CoA	concanavalin A
PI	propidium iodide
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
Hct	hematocrit
Hb	hemoglobin
Mt	melittin
IgG	immunoglobulin G
MDA	malondialdehyde
Rh	Rhesus factor
BLM	bilayer lipid membrane
PC	L-α-phosphatidylcholine
FFT-EIS	fast Fourier transform electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
TCA	trichloroacetic acid
TBARS	thiobarbituric acid reactive substances
SD	standard deviation
σ	surface electrical charge (surface charge density)
ζ	zeta (electrokinetic) potential