AMI	Acute myocardial infarction
APTMS	(3-Aminopropyl)trimethoxysilane
ARS	Alizarin Red S
B[a]P	Benzo(a)pyrene
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
CCDs	Charge-coupled devices
CD44	Cluster of differentiation 44
CIP	Ciprofloxacin
CK7	Cytokeratin 7
CK17	Cytokeratin 17
CLIA	Chemiluminescence assay
CVDs	Cardiovascular diseases
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
DTC	Differentiated thyroid cancer
EBL	Electron beam lithography
ECG	Electrocardiography
EDC	N-ethyl-N′-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide
eFBG	Etched Fiber Bragg grating
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ELP	Electroless deposition
eTFBG	Etched tilted Fiber Bragg grating
FWHM	Full width at half maximum
GNG	Gold nanograting
GNS	Gold nanostars
GNR	Gold nanorods
GO	Graphene oxide
GOx	Glucose oxidase
HER2	Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HPTS1	Hydroxy-3,6,8-pyrene trisulfonic acid trisodium salt
HTR	Human transferrin
IEMA	Immunoenzymometric assay
IRMA	Immunoradiometric assay
ITO	Indium tin oxide
LDF	Light diffusing fibers
LEDs	Light-emitting diodes
LOD	Limit-of-detection
LRSPP	Long-range surface plasmon–polariton
LSPR	Localized surface plasmon resonance
MIPs	Molecularly imprinted polymers
MMFs	Multimode fibers
MZI	Mach-Zehnder interferometer
NA	Numerical aperture
NHS	N-hydroxysuccinimide
NPs	Nanoparticles
OFB	Optical fiber biosensor
OFS	Optical fiber sensor
OF-SPR	Optical fiber-based surface plasmon resonance
OTA	Ochratoxin A
PANI	Polyaniline
PBS	Phosphate buffered saline
PCS	Plastic-clad silica
PDs	Photodetectors
PDMS	Polydimethylsiloxane
PMMA	Poly(methyl methacrylate)
PM-SMF	Polarization-maintaining single-mode fiber
POC	Point-of-care
POFs	Plastic optical fibers
RI	Refractive index
RIU	Refractive index units
rGO	Reduced graphene oxide
SMFs	Single-mode fibers
SNR	Signal-to-noise ratio
SPR	Surface plasmon resonance
Tn	Troponin
Tg	Thyroglobulin
TNT	Trinitrotoluene
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor