| APTES | 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane |
| CO | Carbon monoxide |
| CTAB | Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| FTIR | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
| LM | Listeria monocytogenes |
| MVOC | Microbial volatile organic compound |
| MSNs | Mesoporous silica nanoparticles |
| OD600 | Optical density |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| QCM | Quartz crystal microbalance |
| SiO2 | Silicon dioxide |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| TEOS | Tetraethyl orthosilicate |
| XPS | X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy |
| 3H2B | 3-hydroxy-2-butanone |
| -CH2- | Alkyl chains |
| -NH2 | Amino |
| -OCH2CH3 | Ethoxy |
| ΔH | Adsorption enthalpy change |
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