AFM	Atomic Force Microscope
ATR	Attenuated Total Reflection
BSA	Bovine Serum Albumin
CAG	Contact Angle Goniometry
CV	Cyclic Voltammetry
DPA	Dipicolylamine
ESCA	Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis
FET	Field-effect Transistor
FT-IR	Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
IRAS	Infrared Reflection-Absorption Spectroscopy
KFM	Kelvin Force Microscope
LB	Langmuir–Blodgett
LbL	Layer-by-Layer
LOD	Limit of Detection
MeCN	Acetonitrile
PBA	Phenylboronic Acid
PYS	Photoemission Yield Spectroscopy
QCM	Quartz Crystal Microbalance
SAM	Self-assembled monolayer
SAW	Surface Acoustic Wave
SERS	Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering
SPR	Surface Plasmon Resonance
STM	Scanning Tunneling Microscope
SWV	Square Wave Voltammetry
TAMRA	5-Carboxytetramethylrhodamine
TESBA	4-(Triethoxysilyl)butyraldehyde
UPS	UV Photoemission Spectroscopy
VOC	Volatile Organic Compound
XPS	X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy