| HPA | Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| RIA | Radioimmunoassay |
| LC-MS/MS | Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry |
| SPR | Surface plasmon resonance |
| POCT | Point-of-care testing |
| ACEK | Alternating current electrokinetics |
| DEP | Dielectrophoresis |
| ACEO | Alternating current electroosmosis |
| ACET | Alternating current electrothermal |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| XPS | X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| AR | Analytical Reagent |
| HPLC | High-Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| PET | Polyethylene terephthalate |
| EDS | Energy dispersive spectroscopy |
| EDL | Electrical double layer |
| LOD | Limit of detection |
| RSD | Relative standard deviation |
| R2 | Coefficient of determination |
| SSE | Sum of squared errors |