| LSPR | Localized surface plasmon resonance |
| AuBPs | Gold bipyramids |
| S2275 | 5-Chloro-2-[3-[5-chloro-3-(4-sulfobutyl)-3H-benzothiazol-2-ylidene]-propenyl]-3- |
| (4-sulfobutyl)-benzothiazol-3-ium hydroxide, inner salt, triethylammonium salt | |
| CTAB | Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide |
| TMA | (11-Mercaptoundecyl)trimethylammonium bromide |
| MUS | 11-Mercaptoundecane-1-sulfonic acid sodium salt |
| PDDA | Poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) |
| PL | Photoluminescence |
| FLIM | Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy |
| NaCl | Sodium chloride |