| AOP | Adverse outcome pathway |
| CNT | Carbon nanotube |
| DMF | N,N-Dimethylformamide |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DPRA | Direct peptide reactivity assay |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FCM | Flow cytometry |
| IACUC | Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| LLNA | Local lymph node assay |
| LNC | Lymph node cells |
| MFDS | Ministry of Food and Drug Safety |
| MWCNTs | Multi-walled carbon nanotubes |
| SI | Stimulation index |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| SWCNTs | Single-wall carbon nanotubes |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |