| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| BS | Beamsplitter |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| CAMs | Cellular adhesion molecules |
| CDH2 | Cadherin-2 |
| DLBCL | Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma |
| DM | Dichroic mirror |
| DSMZ | German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures |
| EMC | Extracellular matrix |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| GMXY | Galvano-mirror XY scanning system |
| HIF1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| ITGA1 | Integrin alpha-1 |
| ITGB1 | Integrin beta-1 |
| ITGB2 | Integrin beta-2 |
| ITGB7 | Integrin beta-7 |
| L | Lens |
| M | Mirror |
| MSC | Mesenchymal stromal cell |
| NA | Numerical aperture |
| OA | Optical absorbance |
| OCC | Oxygen controlling chamber |
| OT | Optical tweezers |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| S | Spectrophotometer |
| SLM | Spatial light modulator |