AFP	Alpha fetoprotein
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
BSA	bovine serum albumin
CDA	Chaotrope-driven aggregation
CEA	Carcino-embryonic antigen
ConA	Concanavalin A
CRP	C-reactive protein
DLS	Dynamic light scattering
E. coli	Escherichia coli
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
FFT	Fast Fourier transformation
GLFS	Gold lateral flow strip
H-FABP	heart-type fatty acid binding protein
HIA	Hybridization induced aggregation
HRTEM	High resolution tunneling electron microscopy
IGF-1	Insulin-like growth factor 1
IgG	Immunoglobulin G
IgM	Immunoglobulin M
IMA	Immunomagnetic aggregation
IMB	Immunomagnetic bead
IMR	Immunomagnetic reduction
LAMP	Loop-mediated isothermal amplification
LoD	Limit of detection
MARIA	Magnetic relaxation immunoassay
MPI	Magnetic particle imaging
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
MRSw	Magnetic relaxation switch
MRX	Magnetorelaxation
NMR	Nuclear magnetic resonance
NP	Nanoparticle
PAB	pipette, aggregate and blot
PCR:	Polymerase chain reaction
PoC	Point of care
PSA	Prostate specific antigen
PVP	Polyvinylpyrrolidone
RCA	Rolling circle amplification
RMF	Rotating magnetic field
sHER2	soluble domain of the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
SPR	Surface plasmon resonance
SQUID	Superconducting quantum interference device
STEM-EDX	Scanning transmission electron microscopy energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
TEM	Tunneling electron microscopy
VSM	Vibrating sample magnetometry