AC	Alternating current
APPJ	Atmospheric plasma jet
BLP-TES	Bi-polar and low- pressure plasma-triple effects sterilization
BSE	Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
CDC	Centers for Disease Control
CJD	Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
CWD	Chronic wasting disease
DBD	Dielectric barrier discharge
DC	Direct current
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
FE-DBD	Floating electrode barrier discharge
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
LPS	Lipopolysaccharides
MAP	Mitogen-activated protein
MAPK	MAP kinase
MHCD	Micro hollow cathode discharge
n e	Electron density
NTP	Non-thermal plasma
PAM	Plasma-activated medium
PAW	Plasma-activated water
PHD	Pin-to-hole spark discharge
pPBS	Plasma-treated phosphate-buffered saline
PSM	Plasma-stimulated medium
PTW	Plasma-treated water
RF	Radio-frequency
RNS	Reactive nitrogen species
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RSV	Respiratory syncytial virus
T e	Electron temperature
T gas	Gas temperature
T ion	Ion temperature
T n	Neutron temperature
USEPA	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
UV	Ultraviolet
VOC	Volatile organic compound
WHO	World Health Organization