| AFM | Atomic Force Microscopy |
| CP | Coat protein |
| HA | Hydroxyapatite |
| IPTG | Isopropyl β-d-1-thiogalactopyranoside |
| ITC | Isothermal Titration Calorimetry |
| PVX | Potato virus X |
| SDS PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| SAED | Selected Area Electron Diffraction |
| TEM | Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| TMV | Tobacco mosaic virus |
| VLP | Virus-like particle |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |