AA	Ascorbic acid
Ag	Silver
AgNO3	Silver nitrate
AgNPs	Silver nanoparticles
Ag@AuNPs	Silver gold core@shell nanoparticles
AgAuNPs	Silver gold alloy nanoparticles
APTMS	3-Aminopropyltrimethoxysilane
Au	Gold
AuNPs	Gold nanoparticles
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
CTAB	Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide
Cu	Copper
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
HAuCl4	Tetrachloroauric (III) acid
ITO	Indium tin oxide
LOD	Limit of detection
LSPR	Localized surface plasmon resonance
MEF	Metal-enhanced fluorescence
MOF	Metal-organic framework
MPTES	(3-Mercaptopropyl) triethoxysilane
NaBH4	Sodium borohydride
NaHS	Sodium hydrosulfide
Na2S	Sodium disulfide
NC	Nanocages
NIR	Near-infrared
NOM	Natural organic matter
NPls	Nanoplates
NPrs	Nanoprisms
NPs	Nanoparticles
NRs	Nanorods
NS	Nanoshells
NSL	Nanosphere lithography
ORG	Oxidation reduction growth
PEG	Poly(ethylene) glycol
PVA	Poly(vinyl acetate)
PVP	Polyvinyl pyrrolidone
RI	Refractive index
RIS	Refractive index sensitivity
RIU	Refractive index unit
SA	Streptavidin
SDS	Sodium dodecyl sulfate
SEM	Scanning electron microscopy
SERS	Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
SIF	Silver island film
SHE	Standard hydrogen electrode
SPP	Surface plasmon polariton
SPR	Surface plasmon resonance
TEM	Transmission electron microcopy
TEOS	Tetraethyl orthosilicate
TNPls	Triangular nanoplates
TNPrs	Triangular nanoprisms
TOAB	Tetraoctylammonium bromide
VdW	Van der Waals