| ABS | acrylonitrile butadiene styrene |
| AC | alternating current |
| ADA | alginate di-aldehyde |
| AMR | antimicrobial resistance |
| aMZI | asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer |
| Au | gold |
| AWG | arrayed waveguide gratings |
| bASCs | bovine adipose-derived stem cells |
| BPH-1 | benign prostatic epithelial cells |
| BR | bioreactor |
| CA | cellular agriculture |
| CFD | computational fluid dynamics |
| CH4 | methane |
| CM | cultured meat |
| CMOS | complementary metal oxide semiconductor |
| CNCs | cellulose nanocrystals |
| COVID-19 | coronavirus disease-19 |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DO | dissolved oxygen |
| ECBs | electrochemical biosensors |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EI | environmental impact |
| EU | European Union |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FIA | flow-injection analysis |
| FMIA | Federal Meat Inspection Act |
| FSANZ | Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
| GHG | greenhouse gas |
| GluOx | glutamate oxidase |
| GMO | genetically modified organism |
| GNPs-MPS | gold nanoparticles-mesoporous silica composite |
| GOx | glucose oxidase |
| HeLa | Henrietta Lacks |
| hMSCs | human mesenchymal stem cells |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| H5N1 | Hemagglutinin Type 5 and Neuraminidase Type 1 |
| H7N9 | Hemagglutinin Type 7 and Neuraminidase Type 9 |
| IO4− | periodate |
| iPSCs | induced pluripotent stem cells |
| IR | infra-red |
| KCl | potassium chloride |
| LCA | life cycle assessment |
| LED | light-emitting diode |
| LoD | limit of detection |
| LTCC | low-temperature co-fired ceramic |
| MCs | microcarriers |
| MSCs | mesenchymal stem cells |
| MSN-PtNP-GOx | mesoporous silica nanoparticles-platinum nanoparticles-glucose oxidase |
| MWCNT | multi-wall carbon nanotubes |
| µBRs | microbioreactors |
| N2O | nitrous oxide |
| NDIR | non-dispersive infrared |
| NH2 group | amino group |
| NH3 | ammonia |
| NIR | near-infrared |
| NPs | nanoparticles |
| NR | nanorods |
| PANI | polyaniline |
| PBE | population balance equations |
| PD | photodiodes |
| PDMS | polydimethylsiloxane |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |
| PGA | polyglycolic acid |
| PLA | poly(L-lactic acid) |
| PLGA | poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| PMMA | poly(methyl methacrylate) |
| PPy | polypyrrole |
| PS | photonic sensors |
| Pt | platinum |
| PtNPs | platinum nanoparticles |
| PVC | polyvinyl chloride |
| RF | radio frequency |
| RIU | refractive index unit |
| SARS-CoV-2 | severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| SCs | satellite cells |
| SFA | Singapore Food Agency |
| Si | silicon |
| SiO2 | silicon dioxide |
| Si3N4 | silicon nitride |
| SMCs | single cardiac myocytes |
| SS | stainless steel |
| SU-8 | “Structured by Uv”-“8 epoxy groups” |
| SUBs | single use bioreactors |
| Ti | titanium |
| US | United States |
| USDA–FSIS | US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service |
| ZnO | zinc oxide |
| 2D | two-dimensional |
| 3D | three-dimensional |
| 3T3 cells | “3-day transfer, inoculum 3 × 105 cells” |