| AFP | alpha-fetaprotein |
| CD | Circular Dichroism |
| CPL | Circularly Polarized Light |
| EBL | Electron Beam Lithography |
| GLAD | Glancing-Angle Deposition |
| LCP | Left Circular Polarization |
| LSPR | Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance |
| ORD | Optical Rotatory Dispersion |
| PEF | Plasmon-Enhanced Fluorescence |
| PSA | Prostate-specific antigen |
| RCP | Right Circular Polarization |
| SEIRA | Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption |
| SERS | Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering |
| SPR | Surface Plasmon Resonance |