| PEs: | |
| MP | carboxymethylpullulan; |
| CNCC | carboxylated nanocrystalline cellulose; |
| CS | chitosan; |
| HA | humic acid; |
| PAA(+) | poly(acrylamide); |
| PAA(−) | poly(acrylic acid); |
| PADA | poly[acrylamide-co-(diallyldimethylammonium chloride)]; |
| PAH | poly(allylamine hydrochloride); |
| PAM | polyacrylamide; |
| PAMAM | poly(amidoamine) dendrimer; |
| PAS | sodium poly(anethol sulphonate); |
| PC | pectin; |
| PDADMAC | poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride); |
| PDDA | poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride); |
| PEI PHD |
poly(ethylenimine); poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate-poly[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate; |
| PHEMA-b PDMAEMA PSS |
poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate; poly[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate;poly(styrene sulphonate); |
| PQ11 | poly [(2-ethyldimethylammonioethyl methacrylate ethyl sulphate)-co-(1-vinylpyrrolidone); |
| PVP | poly(vinyl pyrrolidone); |
| PVS | poly(vinylsulphate); |
| SCS | sulphonated chitosan; |
| SiPyCl | 3-n-propylpyridinium chloride silsesquioxane. |
| Carbon Nanomaterials: | |
| CNS | carbon nanosphere; |
| CNO | carbon nano-onions; |
| ErGO | electrochemically reduced graphene oxide; |
| GO | graphene oxide; |
| MWCNTs | multi-wall carbon nanotubes; |
| rGO | reduced graphene oxide; |
| SWCNTs | single-wall carbon nanotubes. |
| DNA: | |
| cDNA | complementary DNA; |
| ssDNA | single stranded DNA. |
| Enzymes: | |
| AChE | acetylcholinesterase; |
| ChOx | choline oxidase; |
| HRP | horse radish peroxidase; |
| GOx | glucose oxidase; |
| LOx | lactate oxidase; |
| SOD | sarcosine oxidase. |
| Electrode: | |
| FET | field-effect transistor; |
| FTO | fluorine doped tin oxide; |
| GCE | glassy carbon electrode; |
| IDE | planar interdigitated electrode; |
| ITO | indium tin oxide; |
| SPAu | screen-printed gold electrode; |
| SPCE | screen-printed carbon electrode; |
| SPGE | screen-printed graphite electrode. |
| Other: | |
| APTES | 3-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane; |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin; |
| CD | cyclodextrin; |
| GTH | glutaraldehyde; |
| MB | methylene blue; |
| MG | methylene green; |
| MPA | mercaptopropionic acid; |
| PANI | polyaniline; |
| PB | Prussian blue; |
| PEDOT | poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene); |
| PSA | polystyrene-co-acrylic acid; |
| SDS | sodium dodecyl sulphate; |
| S-PEDOT | sulphonated poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene); |
| TEOS | tetraethyl orthosilicate. |
| Electroanalytical Methods: | |
| AMP | amperometry; |
| CV | cyclic voltammetry; |
| DPASV | differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry; |
| DPV | differential pulse voltammetry; |
| EIS | use of the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; |
| IMP | impedimetry; |
| LSV | linear sweep voltammetry; |
| POT | potentiometry; |
| SWV | square-wave voltammetry |