| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| BEIS | UK Department for Bussiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy |
| BESSY | Berliner Elektronenspeicherring für Synchrotronstrahlung |
| DCS | Differential Centrifugal Sedimentation |
| DFM | Dansk Fundamental Metrologi |
| DLO | Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek |
| DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
| EMCCD | Electron multiplying charge coupled device |
| EMPIR | European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research |
| ES-DMA-CPC | Electrospray-differential mobility analysis with a condensation particle counter |
| FCM | Four-crystal monochromator |
| HC-PCF | Raman spectroscopy with hollow fiber |
| HZB | Helmholtz–Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH |
| LED | Light emitting diode |
| LGC | Laboratory of government chemist |
| METAS | Federal Institute of Metrology of Switzerland |
| MFM | Mass flow meter |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NPL | National Physical Laboratory |
| PS | Polystyrene |
| PTA | Particle tracking analysis |
| PTB | Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt |
| PVA | Polyvinyl alcohol |
| RISE | Research Institutes of Sweden |
| SAXS | Small-angle X-ray scattering |
| SERI | Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation |
| SI | Systeme International |
| spICPMS | Single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| TRA | Transient analysis |
| UV-vis | Ultra-violet visible spectroscopy |