| ASEM | Atmospheric SEM |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DTT | Dithiothreitol |
| EFP | Excimer fluorescence precursor |
| EM | Electron microscopy/microscope |
| FM | Fluorescence microscopy/microscope |
| FRET | Fluorescence resonance energy transfer |
| GA | Glutaraldehyde |
| GFP | Green fluorescent protein |
| PCG | Positively charged gold® |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| PTA | Phosphotungstic acid |
| SEM | Scanning EM |
| STEM | Scanning transmission EM |
| TEM | Transmission EM |