| Acronym | Meaning |
| CHELEQ | Charge Electronegativity Equalization |
| HRBS | High Resolution Rutherford Backscattering |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| HKED | Hybrid K-edge Densitometry |
| BBIC | Bioluminescent Bioreporter Integrated Circuits |
| ICV | Initial Calibration Verification |
| CNLS | Complex Nonlinear Least Squares (data Fitting Method) |
| CCB | Calcium Channel Blocker |
| HRS | Hyper-Rayleigh Scattering |
| LDV | Laser Doppler Velocimetry |