1-AMA	1-AMinoAnthracene
ACh	Acethylcoline
AChE	AcetylCholinEsterase
AFM1	Aflatoxin M1
AL	Amide-Linked
AOSNP	Activatable Organic Semiconducting NanoProbe
ATC	AcetylThioCholine
ATR	Attenuated Total Reflection
Au/CS/GO	gold-Chitosan-Graphene Oxide
BiFC	Bimolecular Fluorescent Complementation
BphPs	Bacterial Phytochromes
BRET	Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer
BSA	Bovin Albumin Serum
BTEX	Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl-benzene and Xylene
BV	BiliVerdin
CA15-3	Carbohydrate Antigen 15-3
CCD	Charge-Coupled Device
CCH	oncholepas oncholepas Hemocyanin
CEA	CarcinoEmbryonic Antigen
CFU	Colony-Forming Unit
CMA	Cow Milk Allergy
CpEGFP	circularly permuted Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein
CPF	ChlorPyriFos
CpFPs	circularly permuted Fluorescent Proteins
CpYFP	circularly permuted Yellow Fluorescent Protein
CRP	C-Reactive Protein
CS–GO	Chitosan–Graphene Oxide
CTA-NCC	hexadeCyltrimeThylAmmonium bromide-NanoCrystalline Cellulose
CWAs	Chemical Warfare Agents
DA	DopAmine
DDVP	Dimethyl-Di-chloroVinyl Phosphate
DNA	DeoxyriboNucleic Acid
DNA-Cu/AgNCs	DNA-templated copper/silver nanoclusters
EBV	Epstain Bain Virus
EC-SPR	Electrochemical Surface Plasmon Resonance
eGFP	enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein
ELISA	Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay
ER	Estrogen Receptor
ER-LBD	Estrogen Receptor α-Ligand Binding Domain
ERY	Erythromycin
Ex-TFG	Excessively tilted fiber grating
FAP	Fluorogen Activating Peptide
FAST	Fluorescence-Activating and Absorption-Shifting Tag
FCS	Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
FEP	Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene
FI	Fluorescence Intensity
FITC	Fluorescein IsoThioCyanate
FLISA	Fluorescence-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
FP	Fluorescence Polarization
FRET	Förster Resonance Energy Transfer
FT-IR	Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
FTIR-SPR	Fourier Transform Infra-Red Surface Plasmon Resonance
GO	Graphene Oxide
GPCR	G Protein Coupled Receptor
HER2	Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2
HMBR	4-hydroxy-3-methylbenzylidene rhodanine
IM-SPR	Intensity-Modulated Surface Plasmon Resonance
InA	Internalin A
Lac	Lactoferrin
LoD	Limit of Detection
LSPR	Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance
MBL	Metal-Binding Loop
mIFP	monomeric Infrared Fluorescent Protein
MIP	Molecular Imprinting Polymer
MIPs	Molecular Imprinting Polymers
MIT	Molecular Imprinting Technology
MMP-9	Matrix Metalloproteinases-9
MMPs	Magnetic MicroParticles
MRE	Molecular Recognition Element
MRL	Maximum Residual Limit
NAD	Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
NC	Nanocluster
NDV	Newcastle Disease Virus
NHS	N-hydroxy Succinimide
NIR	Near InfraRed
NIR-FP	Near InfraRed Fluorescent Protein
NO	Nitric Oxide
NPs	nanoparticles
OBP	odorant binding protein
OEG	Oligo-Ethylene Glycol
OTC	Oxytetracycline
PAMAM	PolyAMidoAMine
PANI	polyaniline
PAT	Patulin
PBS	Phosphate Buffered Saline
PCs	Photonic Crystals
PenG	Penicillin G
PR	Progesterone Receptor
PSA	Prostate-Specific Antigen
PSPR	Propagating Surface Plasmon Resonance
PYP	Photoactive Yellow Protein
QD	Quantum Dot
RI	Refractive Index
SAMs	Self Assembled Monolayers
SECM	Scanning EleCtrochemical Microscopy
SELEX	Systematic Evolution of Ligands by EXponential enrichment
sfGFP	superfolder Green Fluorescent Protein
SiQD	Silicon Quantum Dots
SNP	Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism
SPME	Solid-Phase Microextraction
SPR	Surface Plasmon Resonance
SPRi	Surface Plasmon Resonance imaging
SPRM	Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscopy
SWNT	Single-Walled carbon NanoTube
TC	TetraCycline
TIR	Total Internal Reflection
TIRF	Total Internal Reflectance Fluorescence
TNT	Trinitrotoluene
tPSA	total Prostate-Specific Antigen
TR-FIA	Time-Resolved Fluorescence-ImmunoAssay
TTX	Tetrodotoxin
UCNPs	Up Conversion Nanoparticles
VOC	Volatile Organic Compound
VOCs	Volatile Organic Compounds