| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| AuNPs | Gold Nanoparticles |
| BG | Background |
| CD | Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy |
| DNA-Box | DNA Origami Box |
| DNA-OS | DNA Origami Structure |
| dsDNA | Double-stranded DNA |
| DV | DNA Nanovault |
| EF | Enhancement Factor |
| FQH | Fluorescence-Quenching Hairpin |
| FRET | Fluorescence (Förster) Resonance Energy Transfer |
| LH | Left-Handed |
| NP | Nanoparticle |
| O/C | Open-Close States Change |
| PfLDH | Plasmodium Falciparum Lactate Dehydrogenase |
| POP | Proof of Principle |
| RH | Right-Handed |
| SERS | Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy |
| SiNW | Single Silicon Nanowire |
| ssDNA | Single-stranded DNA |
| T1/2 | time that takes to reach 50% of maximum FRET difference |
| TMSD | Toehold Mediated Strand Displacement |