| AFM | Atomic Force Microscope |
| DLS | Dynamic Light Scattering |
| DoF | Degrees of Freedom |
| HPS | Horizontal Positioning System |
| LMFM | Lateral Molecular Force Microscope |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| NSOM | Near-field Scanning Optical Microscope |
| PSD | Power Spectrum Density |
| SEW | Scattered Evanescent Wave |
| SPM | Scanning Probe Microscope |
| STM | Scanning Tunneling Microscope |
| TIRF | Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence |
| VOP | Vertically Oriented Probe |
| VPS | Vertical Positioning System |