| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| CD | circular dichroism |
| IR | infrared spectroscopy |
| AFM | atomic force microscope |
| FIB | focused ion beam |
| EBD | electron-beam drilling |
| CDB | controlled dielectric breakdown |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |
| APTES | 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane |
| ALD | atomic layer deposition |
| CVD | chemical vapor deposition |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| pI | isoelectric point |
| hSTf | human serum transferrin protein |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| dsDNA | double-strand DNA |
| RNAP | RNA polymerase |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| SDS | sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| DTT | dithiothreitol |
| NTA | nitrilotriacetic acid |
| IgG | immunoglobulin G |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| TCEP | tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine |
| Aβ | amyloid β-protein |
| MDM2 | mouse double minute 2 protein |
| GST-p53TAD | glutathione-S-transferase tagged p53TAD |
| p53TAD | p53 transactivation domain |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| MLP | MDM2-linker-p53TAD complex |
| FRET | fluorescence resonance energy transfer |
| 2D | two-dimensional |
| MD | molecular dynamics |
| BME | β-mercaptoethanol |
| CMOS | complementary metal-oxide semiconductors |
| PDMS | polydimethylsiloxane |
| STEM | scanning transmission electron microscope |