| ssDNA | Single-stranded DNA |
| 3D | Three-dimensional |
| HER2 | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| SELEX | Systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| mAbs | Monoclonal antibodies |
| NSCLC | Non-small cell lung cancer |
| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| AMD | Age-related macular degeneration |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| PR | Progesterone receptor |
| ERα | Estrogen Receptor α |
| IHC | Immunehistochemistry |
| CISH | Chromogenic in situ hybridization |
| FISH | Fluorescent in situ hybridization |
| Dox | Doxorubicin |
| PLGA | Paclitaxel (PTX) loaded poly (lactic-co-glycolic-acid) |
| TNBC | Triple negative breast cancer |
| PDT | Photo dynamic therapy |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| SPECT | Single photon emission computed tomography |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| NIR | Near-infrared irradition |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| USG | Ultrasonography |
| ATM | Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated |
| BRCA-1 | Breast Cancer susceptibility gene 1 |
| BRCA-2 | Breast Cancer susceptibility gene 2 |
| RBD | Receptor-binding domain |
| LNA | Locked nucleic acid |
| GCE | Glassy carbon electrode |
| ECD | Extra-cellular domain |
| FACS-SELEX | Fluorescence-activated cell sorting SELEX |
| MSD-SELEX | Monoclonal surface display SELEX |
| TECS-SELEX | Target expressed on cell surface-SELEX |
| MLH1 | MutL homolog 1 |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| PARP | Poly-ADP-ribose polymerase |
| TKIs | Tyrosine kinase inhibitors |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Viruses |
| AptaBiD | Aptamer-facilitated biomarker discovery |
| PIK3CA | Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha |
| TFPI | Tissue factor pathway inhibitor |
| NPs | Nanoparticles |
| PEG | Polyethyleneglycol |
| PTX | Paclitaxel |
| MUC1 | Cell surface associated |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| TNBC | Triple-negative breast cancer |
| 3WJ | Three-way junction |
| CTLA4 | Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 CTLA4 |
| nm | Nanometers |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |