| AE | Antenna effect |
| AgNPs | Silver nanoparticles |
| AIE | Aggregation-induced luminescence |
| ALP | Alkaline phosphatase |
| Asp | Aspartic acid |
| AuNCs | Gold nanoclusters |
| BAs | Biogenic amines |
| B-CDs | Blue fluorescent CDs |
| B-CQD | Boron-doped CQD |
| CDs | Carbon dots |
| CQDs | Carbon quantum dots |
| CTC | Chlortetracycline |
| CMH | 7-diethylamino coumarin-3-carbohydrazide |
| CMP | Cytidine monophosphate |
| DA | Dopamine |
| DPA | Dipicolinic acid |
| Eu-CDs | Europium-doped CDs |
| FLQY | Fluorescence quantum yield |
| FRET | Fluorescence resonance energy transfer |
| GA-CDs | Glyoxylic-acid-modified CDs |
| GQDs | Graphene quantum dots |
| IFE | Internal filtration effect |
| LC | λ-cyfluthrin |
| L-Cys | L-cysteine |
| MNA | 6-Mercaptonicotinic acid |
| MNCs | Noble metal nanoclusters |
| MOFs | Metal-organic frameworks |
| MIP | Molecular Imprinting Polymer |
| MUA | 11-Mercaptoundecanoic acid |
| NCDs | Nitrogen-doped CDs |
| NP | Nitrobenzyl phenol |
| OPD | O-phenylenediamine |
| OPs | Organophosphorus pesticides |
| OTC | Oxytetracycline |
| RCDs | Red fluorescent CDs |
| RFS | Ratiometric fluorescence sensors |
| RhB | Rhodamine B |
| SQE | Static quenching effect |
| TC | Tetracycline |
| μPAD | Microfluidic paper-based analytical devices |
| Y-CDs | Yellow fluorescent CDs |