| MoS2 | molybdenum disulfide |
| pds-DNA | partial duplex-deoxyribonucleic acid |
| ss-DNA | single stranded-deoxyribonucleic acid |
| ds-DNA | double stranded-deoxyribonucleic acid |
| Tris | Tris(hydroxylmethyl)aminom-ethan |
| NaCl | sodium chloride |
| MgCl2 | magnesium chloride |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| AFM | atomic force microscopy |
| DLS | dynamic light scattering |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| PAGE | polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |