| Acronym | Meaning |
| ENFET | Enzyme Field-effect Transistor |
| VAWI | Variable Wavelength Interferometry |
| POEMS | Plasma Optical Emission Mass Spectrometer |
| DWT | Discrete Wavelet Transform |
| LLOD | Lower Limit Of Detection |
| PAC | P1-derived Artificial Chromosome |
| LCPH | Localized Chemical Pseudopotential Hamiltonian |
| SIOA | Surface-induced Optical Anisotropy |
| NPO | National Program Office |
| ASTER | Acceptable Short-term Exposure Range |