| AChE | Acetylcholinesterase |
| AFM | Atomic force microscopy |
| AML | Acute myeloid leukemia |
| ARRDC | Arrestin-domain-containing protein 1 |
| ARMMs | Arrestin-domain-containing protein 1 (ARRDC1) -mediated microvesicles |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BT | Beta thalassemia |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
| DPG | 2,3-diphosphoglycerate |
| EM | Electron microscopy |
| EM | Exosome mimetics |
| ESCRT | Endosomal sorting complex required for transport |
| ETP | Endogenous thrombin potential |
| EVs | Extracellular vesicles |
| FC | Flow-cytometry |
| GPI | Glycosylphosphatidylinositol |
| Hb | Hemoglobin |
| HbSC | Hemoglobin SC |
| HRP II | Plasmodium falciparum histidine rich protein II |
| Ig | Immunoglobulins |
| ILVs | Intra-luminal vesicles |
| ITP | Immune thrombocytopenia |
| LC-MS | Tandem mass spectrometry |
| LPA | lysophosphatidic acid |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| MNP | Magnetic nanoparticles |
| MVs | Microvesicles |
| MVB | Multivesicular bodies |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NP | Nanoparticles |
| NTA | Nano-tracker analysis |
| PBMCs | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PC | Phosphatidylcholine |
| PCA-ELISA | Perchloric acid- enzyme linked immunosorbent assay |
| PE | Phosphatidylethanolamine |
| PG | Phosphatidylglycerol |
| PI | Phosphoinositides |
| PM | Plasma Membrane |
| PMA | Phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate |
| PNH | Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria |
| pRBCs | Plasmodium falciparum red blood cells |
| PS | Phosphatidylserine |
| RBCs | Red blood cells |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RV | RBC membrane-derived vesicles |
| SCD | Sickle cell disease |
| SM | Sphingomyelin |
| S1P | Sphingosine 1-phosphate |
| T2MD | Type 2 diabetes |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscope |
| TG | Thrombin generation |
| TI | Thalassemia intermedia |
| TF | Tissue factor |
| TLC | Thin-layer chromatography |
| TRPS | Tunable Resistive Pulse Sensing |
| UC | Ultracentrifugation |