| AMP | Antimicrobial peptide |
| AntiBP | Antibacterial peptide |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| BMC | Biomaterial Cantilever |
| CAMP | Collection of Antimicrobial Peptides |
| CFU | Colony Forming Unit |
| CNT | Carbon Nanotube |
| CPT-1A | Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 1a |
| CS | Cysteamine |
| ECL | Electrochemiluminescence |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| ELISA | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| EIS | Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy |
| eN | Electronic Nose |
| FET | Field-Effect Transistors |
| GE | Gold Electrode |
| HRP | Horse Radish Peroxidase |
| LAMP | Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification |
| LOD | Limit Of Detection |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| LSPR | Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance |
| MALDI-TOF | Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight |
| MBs | Magnetic Beads |
| MLT | Melittin |
| MNP | Magnetic Nano Particle |
| NCs | Nanoclusters |
| NHS | N-Hydroxysuccinimide |
| NIR | Near Infra-Red |
| NSs | Nanosheets |
| OBP | Odorant-Binding Protein |
| ORP | Olfactory Receptor-Derived Peptides |
| PBS | Phosphate-Buffered Saline |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| PEC | Photoelectrochemical |
| Ph.D. | Phage Display |
| PvHS | small subunit of Penaeus vannamei hemocyanin |
| PWE | Paper Working Electrodes |
| QCM | Quartz Crystal Microbalance |
| QDs | Quantum Dots |
| REASSURED | Real-time connectivity; Ease of specimen collection; Affordability; Sensitivity; Specificity; User-friendliness; Rapid & robust operation; Equipment-free; and Deliverability |
| RT-PCR | Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| RSD | Relative Standard Deviation |
| rGo | Reduced Graphene Oxide |
| SAMs | Self-Assembled Monolayers |
| SAROTUP | Scanner And Reporter Of Target-Unrelated Peptides |
| SAW | Surface Acoustic Wave |
| SELEX | Systematic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential Enrichment |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| SPE | Screen-Printed Electrode |
| SPR | Surface Plasmon Resonance |
| SPRI | Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging |
| SWCNT | Single Walled-Carbon Nanotube |
| TMA | Trimethylamine |
| TMB | tert-Butyl carbamate |
| TUP | Target-Unrelated Peptide |
| UCNPs | Upconversion Nanophores |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| VOC | Volatile Organic Compound |
| WHO | World Health Organization |