ASIC2	acid-sensing ion channel 2
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
ATD	amino-terminal domains
CNG channel	cyclic nucleotide gated channel
EIS	electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
ENaC	epithelial Na channel
FET	field effect transistor
FEDs	field-effect devices
GPCRs	G-protein coupled receptors
GRK2	G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 2
HCNs	hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channels
HEK-293	human embryonic kidney 293
hERG	human ether-a-go-go related gene
LAPS	light-addressable potentiometric sensor
MCF-7	Michigan cancer foundation (MCF) -7
MEA	microelectrode array
MFT	2-methyl-3-furanthiol
MOE	main olfactory epithelium
ORs	olfactory receptors
ORNs	olfactory receptor neurons
PCA	principal component analysis
PKD channels	polycystic kidney disease-like channels
QCM	quartz crystal microbalance
RAMPs	receptor activity-modifying proteins
REEPs	receptor expression enhancing proteins
RTPs	receptor transporting proteins
SAMs	self-assembled monolayers
SAW	surface acoustic wave
SPR	surface Plasmon resonance
TCM	traditional Chinese medicine
VFT	Venus flytrap
VNO	vomeronasal organ