| α-HL | α-hemolysin |
| ATZ | Anilinothiazolinone |
| BCS | Barcode cycle sequencing |
| CB7 | Cucurbit{7}uril |
| ClpX | Caseinolytic protease X |
| CsgG | Curlin sigma S-dependent growth subunit G |
| CVD | Chemical vapor deposition |
| DDT | 1-Dodecanethiol |
| DIPEA | N,N-diisopropylethylamine |
| DMSO | Dimethylsulfoxide |
| FET | Field-effect transistor |
| FFKM | Perfluoroelastomer |
| GFET | Graphene field-effect transistor |
| HBTU | Hexafluorophosphate benzotriazole tetramethyl uranium |
| MALDI-TOF | Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight |
| MS | Mass spectrometry |
| NGS | Next-generation sequencing |
| PBA | 1-Pyrenebutyric acid |
| PBASE | 1-Pyrenebutyric acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PCB | Printed circuit board |
| PDMS | Polydimethylsiloxane |
| PEEK | Polyether ether ketone |
| PITC | Phenylisothiocyanate |
| PMA | 1-Pyrenemethylamine |
| POC | Peptide-oligonucleotide conjugate |
| PTC | Phenylthiocarbamyl |
| PTH | Phenylthiohydantoin |
| PTM | Post-translational modification |
| QCM-D | Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation |
| RI | Refractive index |
| SPR | Surface plasmon resonance |
| TFA | Trifluoroacetic acid |
| TIRF | Total internal reflection fluorescence |
| ZCP | Zero crossover point |