| CLSM | Confocal laser-scanning microscopy |
| DLR | German Aerospace Center |
| FWHM | Full width at half maximum |
| ISS | International Space Station |
| MIP | Maximum Intensity Projection |
| n/a | Not applicable |
| SEM | Standard Error of the Mean |
| SIM | Structured Illumination Microscopy |
| SLSL | Space Life Science Laboratory |
| tbd | To be determined |
| TL | Tube lens |