| Acronym | Meaning |
| LTPS | Low Temperature Polysilicon |
| TRAXS | Total Reflection Angle X-ray Spectroscopy |
| SPIPES | Spin Polarized Inverse Photoemission Spectroscopy |
| GVBD | Germinal Vesicle Breakdown |
| SGOT | Serum Glutamic-oxaloacetic Transaminase |
| HDF | Human Dermal Fibroblast |
| ATRA | All-trans-retinoic Acid |
| OEP | Optimized Effective-potential (quantum Method) |
| APS | Active Pixel Sensor |
| CMM | Compositionally Modulated Multilayers |