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. 2021 Jul 12;8(7):98. doi: 10.3390/bioengineering8070098
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TLA Three-letter acronym
LD Linear dichroism
RT-PCR Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction
FET Field Effect Transistor
WHO World Health Organization
SARS-CoV-2 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2
MERS-CoV Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
2019-nCoV COVID-19
ACE2 Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
TMPRSS2 Transmembrane serine protease 2
DDP4 Dipeptidyl peptidase-4
EUA Emergency Use Authorization
USD United States Dollar
POC Point-Of-Care
N Nucleocapsid
S Spike
Ig Immunoglobulin
IL Interleukin
ssRNA single-strand Ribonucleic Acid
kbp kilobase pairs
ORF Open reading frame
NSP Non-Structural Protein
RdRp RNA dependent RNA Polymerase
NTD Amino Group Terminal Domain
CTD Carboxyl Group Terminal Domain
nM nanoMolar
Abs Antibodies
U/mL Units per milliliter
IFN Interferon
EGF Epidermal Growth Factor
PDGF Platelet Derived Growth Factor
VEGF Vascular endothelial Growth Factor
CXCL Chemokine
TNF Tumor Necrosis Factor
ng/mL nanograms per milliliter
pg/mL picograms per milliliter
µg/mL microgram per milliliter
fg/mL femtogram per milliliter
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
cDNA Complimentary DNA
NP Nucleocapsid Protein
SP Spike Protein
NAAT Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique
LAMP Loop-mediated isothermal amplification
CRISPR Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats
DETECTR DNA Endonuclease Targeted CRISPR Trans Reporter
TIR Internal Reflection
RI Refractive Index
RIU Refractive Index Units
SPR Surface Plasmon Resonance
LSPR Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance
AuNI Gold Nano Island
PPT Plasmonic Photothermal
PQC Piezoelectric Quartz Crystal
MB Magnetic Beads
pfu/mL plaque forming units
AuNPs Gold Nanoparticles
fM femtoMolar
FTO Fluorine Doped Tin Oxide
SPCE Screen Printed Carbon Electrodes
AC Alternating Current
FET Field Effect Transistor
PBASE 1-pyrenebutanoic acid succinimidyl ester
LOD Limit of Detection
LFA Lateral Flow Assay
LED Led Emitting Diode
LUS Lung Ultrasound Score
Xray Energetic High-Frequency Electromagnetic Radiation
CT Computerized Tomography
nt nucleotide