| XRD | X-Ray Diffraction |
| TEM | Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ECHA | European Chemicals Agency |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EDX | Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy |
| SAED | Selected Area Electron Diffraction |
| LSPR | Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance |
| fcc | face-centered cubic |
| JCPDS | Joint Committee on Powder Diffraction Standards |
| ICDD | International Centre for Diffraction Data |
| NCCIH | National Centre for Complementary and Integrative Health |
| ANSVSA | National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority |
| ANMDMR | National Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices of Romania |
| Fimea | Finnish Medicines Agency |
| THL | Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare |