Glossary
| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| AFM | Atomic force microscope |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DPN | Dip-pen nanolithography |
| DTR | Data transfer rate |
| EBL | Electron beam lithography |
| FET | Field effect transistor |
| FIB | Focused ion beam |
| LED | Light emitting diode |
| MFM | Magnetic force microscope (or microscopy) |
| MRSA | Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| MWNT | Multi-walled nanotube |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid (tRNA; transfer RNA; mRNA; messenger RNA) |
| SAM | Self-assembled monolayer |
| SAR | Specific absorption rate |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope (or microscopy) |
| SET | Single-electron transistor |
| SPM | Scanning probe microscope (or microscopy) |
| SPR | Surface plasmon resonance |
| STEM | Scanning transmission electron microscope (or microscopy) |
| STM | Scanning tunnelling microscope (or microscopy) |
| SWNT | Single-walled nanotube |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscope (or microscopy) |
