| Abbreviation | Description |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease |
| MERS-CoV | Middle East Respiratory Syndrome |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Coronavirus Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2 |
| SARS-CoV | Coronavirus Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| 2019-nCoV | 2019 novel coronavirus |
| RT-PCR | Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| LFR | Low-Frequency Raman |
| UFOP | U-bent Fiber Optic Probe |
| P-FAB | Plasmonic Fiber-Optic Absorbance Biosensor |
| FET | Field Effect Transistor |
| Zr QDs | Chiral Zirconium Quantum Dots |
| PPM | Parts Per Million |
| QCM | Quartz Crystal Microbalance |
| LFA | Lateral Flow Assays |