| βCD | β-cyclodextrin |
| AAS | atomic absorption spectroscopy |
| AES | atomic emission spectroscopy |
| APTES | (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane |
| CMβCD | carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextrin |
| EDTA | ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid |
| ICP-MS | inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry |
| ICR | ion current rectification |
| LOD | limit of detection |
| PGA | polyglutamic acid |
| PrP | prion peptide |
| RPS | resistive pulse sensing |
| TPPS | 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)-porphyrin |