B2B	Batch-to-batch
DEG	Diethylene glycol
DLS	Dynamic Light Scattering
DCS	Differential centrifugal sedimentation
DCF	Dichlorofluorescein [= oxidized form of 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein diacetate (H2DCF)]
DVB	Divinylbenzene
EDX	energy dispersive X-ray analysis
EPR	Electron paramagnetic resonance
HMT	hexamethylenetetramine
HRTEM	high-resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy
ICP-MS	mass spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma
ICP-OES	optical spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma
MES	2-(N-morpholino)-ethanesulfonic acid
MWCO	Molecular weight cut-off
NM	Nanomaterial
OECD	Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
PES	Photoemission spectroscopy
rcf	relative centrifugal force
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
SEM	Scanning Electron Microscopy
s.e.m.	Standard error of the mean
SMPS	Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer
SOP	standard operation procedure
TEM	Transmission Electron Microscopy
TEOS	Tetraethylorthosilicate
TMAOH	Tetramethylammonium hydroxide