CNT	Carbon nanotube
CTAB	Cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide
CVD	Chemical vapor deposition
DGC	Density gradient centrifugation
DGU	Density gradient ultracentrifugation
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
DOC	Sodium deoxycholate
EELS	Electron energy loss spectroscopy
F-SWCNT	Fluorinated single-walled carbon nanotube
FTIR	Fourier-transformed infrared spectra
GCE	Glassy carbon electrode
MWCNT	Multi-walled carbon nanotube
NP	Nanoparticles
PNA	Peptide nucleic acid
SC	Sodium cholate
SDBS	Sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate
SDS	Sodium dodecyl sulphate
siRNA	Small interfering ribonucleic acid
STEM	Scanning transmission electron microscopy
STM	Scanning tunnelling microscopy
SWCNT	Single-walled carbon nanotube
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy
TX	Triton X
UV	Ultraviolet
XPS	X-ray photoelectron spectra