| NGS | Next Generation Sequencing |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| HSV | Herpes simplex virus |
| FISH | Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization |
| ZMWs | Zero-mode wave guides |
| SMRT | Single-molecule real-time sequencing |
| cPAS | Combinatorial Probe-Anchor Synthesis |
| RCR | Rolling Circular Replication |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| NDV | New Castle Disease Virus |
| RT-LAMP | Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification |
| LAMP | Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification |
| LOD | limit of detection |
| FET | Field-Effect Transistors |
| LSPR | Localized Surface Plasmon resonance |
| PDMS | polydimethylsiloxane |
| FO-SPR | Fiber Optic Surface Plasmon Resonance |
| CRISPR | Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats |
| RPA | Recombinase Polymerase Amplification |
| RBD | Receptor binding domain |
| SENSOR | sensitive splint-based one-pot isothermal RNA detection |
| ACE2 | Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 |
| MIT | Molecular imprinting technology |
| POC | Point-of-care |