| AFM | atomic force microscopy |
| apoLp-III | apolipophorin III |
| CAP | community-acquired pneumonia |
| FITC | fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| FLIM | fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy |
| HMDS | hexamethyldisilane |
| HPLC | high-pressure liquid chromatography |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| LTA | lipoteichoic acid |
| PC | phosphatidylcholine |
| PE | phosphatidylethanolamine |
| SEC | size exclusion chromatography |
| SEM | scanning electron microscopy |
| TCSPC | time-correlated single photon counting |
| TFA | trifluoroacetic acid |
| TMCS | trimethylchlorosilane |
| TNF-α | tumour necrosis factor α |