| GO | Graphene oxide |
| GpO | Graphite oxide |
| RGO | Reduced graphene oxide |
| GQD | Graphene quantum dot |
| SWNT | Single-walled carbon nanotubes |
| 2D | Two-dimensional |
| LOD | Limit of detection |
| HOPG | Highly oriented pyrolytic graphite |
| FET | Field-effect transistor |
| GFET | Graphene field-effect transistor |
| CVD | Chemical vapor deposition |
| SiC | Silicon carbide |
| NMP | N-Methylpyrrolidone |
| DMA | N,N-Dimethylacetamide |
| GBL | alpha-butyrolactone |
| DMEU | 1,3-Dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone |
| UHV | Ultrahigh vacuum |
| EG | Epitaxial graphene |
| FTIR | Fourier transform spectroscopy |
| ESR | Electron spin resonance |
| XPS | X-ray photoemission spectroscopy |
| SQD | Semiconductor quantum dot |
| FRET | Fluorescence resonance energy transfer |
| GQDs | Graphene quantum dots |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| MCF-7 | Michigan Cancer Foundation-7 |
| GONRs | Graphene oxide nanoribbons |
| P35s | Promoter cauliflower mosaic virus 35 s |
| TNOS | Terminator nopaline synthase |
| EpCAM | Epithelial cell adhesion molecule |
| GFET | Graphene field effect transistor |
| CEA | Carcinoembryonic antigen |
| PEI | Polyethylenimine |
| BNP | Brain natriuretic peptide |
| GSPR | Graphene based surface plasmon resonance |
| Biotin-SA | Biotin-streptavidin |
| GLSPR | Graphene localized surface plasmon resonance |
| 3-NT | 3-Nitro-l-tyrosine |
| Rabbit IgG | Rabbit immunoglobulin G |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin protein |
| (N-)PPLRINRHILTR(-C) | (N-Pro-ProLeu-Arg-Ile-Asn-Arg-His-Ile-Leu-Thr-Arg-C) |
| HCG | Human chorionic gonadotropin protein |
| ECHEM | Electrochemistry |
| PDA-N-MWCNT | Polydopamine functionalized N-doped multi-walled carbon nanotube |
| AFP | Alpha fetoprotein |
| FAO | Fructosyl amino-acid oxidase |
| HbA1c | Glycated hemoglobin |
| Ni-MG-BDD | Nickel-microcrystalline graphite-boron doped diamond |
| acpcPNA | Anthraquinone-labeled pyrrolidinyl peptide nucleic acid |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| PLLANPs | Poly-l-lactide nanoparticles |
| PSA | Prostate-specific antigen |
| PTH | Parathyroid hormone |
| ctDNA | Circulating tumor DNA |
| GCE | Carbon glassy electrode |
| TBA | Thrombin binding aptamer |