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Surface Chemistry of Colloidal Nanocrystals
By
Ana Luísa Daniel-da-Silva;
Ana Luísa Daniel-da-Silva
University of Aveiro, Portugal
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Tito Trindade
Tito Trindade
University of Aveiro, Portugal
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Hardback ISBN:
978-1-78801-401-4
PDF ISBN:
978-1-78801-656-8
EPUB ISBN:
978-1-78801-981-1
Special Collection:
2021 ebook collection
Series:
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
No. of Pages:
262
Publication date:
08 Feb 2021
Book Chapter
List of Abbreviations
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Published:08 Feb 2021
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Special Collection: 2021 ebook collectionSeries: Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Citation
2021. "List of Abbreviations", Surface Chemistry of Colloidal Nanocrystals, Ana Luísa Daniel-da-Silva, Tito Trindade
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AFM | Atomic force microscopy |
ALA | 5-Aminolevulinic acid |
AMF | Alternating magnetic field |
ATRP | Atom-transfer radical polymerization |
BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
BET | Brunauer, Emmett and Teller |
BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
CB | Conduction band |
CBC | Covalent bonding classification |
ChT | α-Chymotrypsin |
CMT | Chemotherapy |
CT | Computed tomography |
CTAB | Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide) |
CuAAC | Cu(i)-catalysed alkyne–azide click |
Cup | N-nitrosophenylhydroxylamine (ammonium salt: cupferron) |
DDT | 1-Dodecanethiol |
DEM | Dual-energy mammography |
DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
DLVO | Derjaguin, Landau, Verwey and Overbeek |
DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
DOX | Doxorubicin |
EDC | 1-Ethyl-3-(3dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide |
EDL | Electrical double layer |
EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
EDX | Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy |
EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
EIS | Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy |
ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
FA | Folic acid |
Fab | Fragment antigen binding |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
FWHM | Full width at half-maximum intensity |
GBM | Glioblastoma |
GO | Graphene oxide |
HDA | Hexadecylamine |
HGMS | High-gradient magnetic separation |
HPA | Hexylphosphonic acid |
HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |
HRTEM | High-resolution transmission electron microscopy |
HSA | Human serum albumin |
ICG | Indocyanine Green |
IgG | Immunoglobulin |
LAL | Laser ablation in the liquid phase |
LbL | Layer-by-layer |
LC-MS | Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry |
LCST | Lower critical solution temperature |
LOD | Limit of detection |
LSPR | Localized surface plasmon resonance |
Lyz | Lysozyme |
mAb | Monoclonal antibody |
MNP | Magnetic nanoparticle |
MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
MW | Molecular weight |
NC | Nanocrystal |
NHS | N-hydroxysuccinimide |
NIR | Near-infrared |
NIRF | Near-infrared fluorescence |
NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
NP | Nanoparticle |
NR | Nanorod |
NS | Nanosphere |
NW | Nanowire |
o/w | Oil/water |
PAA | Poly(acrylic acid) |
PB | Polybutadiene |
PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
PDA | Polydopamine |
PDT | Photodynamic therapy |
PE | Polyelectrolyte |
PEG | Poly(ethylene glycol) |
PEI | Polyethylenimine |
PEOS | Polyethoxysiloxane |
PET | Positron emission tomography |
PLGA | Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
PMMA | Poly(methyl methacrylate) |
PNIPAm | Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) |
PS | Polystyrene |
PTT | Photothermal therapy |
PVA | Poly(vinyl alcohol) |
PVP | Polyvinylpyrrolidone |
PZT | Point of zero charge |
QD | Quantum dot |
RAFT | Reversible addition–fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization |
RES | Reticuloendothelial system |
RF | Resorcinol–formaldehyde |
RGD | Arginine-glycine-aspartic acid peptide |
RMT | Receptor-mediated transcytosis |
RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
RT | Room temperature |
SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
SERS | Surface-enhanced Raman scattering |
siRNA | Short interfering RNA |
SL | Superlattice |
SP | Superparticle |
SPECT | Single-photon emission computed tomography |
SPION | Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanocrystal |
ssDNA | Single-stranded DNA |
STEM | Scanning transmission electron microscopy |
TAT | Transactivating transcriptional activator |
TDPA | Tetradecylphosphonic acid |
TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
TEOS | Tetraethyl orthosilicate |
TOP | Tri-n-octylphosphine |
TOPO | Tri-n-octylphosphine oxide |
UCN | Upconversion nanocrystal |
VB | Valence band |
vdW | van der Waals |
WGA | Wheat germ agglutinin |
XPS | X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy |
XRD | X-ray diffraction |
AFM | Atomic force microscopy |
ALA | 5-Aminolevulinic acid |
AMF | Alternating magnetic field |
ATRP | Atom-transfer radical polymerization |
BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
BET | Brunauer, Emmett and Teller |
BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
CB | Conduction band |
CBC | Covalent bonding classification |
ChT | α-Chymotrypsin |
CMT | Chemotherapy |
CT | Computed tomography |
CTAB | Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide) |
CuAAC | Cu(i)-catalysed alkyne–azide click |
Cup | N-nitrosophenylhydroxylamine (ammonium salt: cupferron) |
DDT | 1-Dodecanethiol |
DEM | Dual-energy mammography |
DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
DLVO | Derjaguin, Landau, Verwey and Overbeek |
DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
DOX | Doxorubicin |
EDC | 1-Ethyl-3-(3dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide |
EDL | Electrical double layer |
EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
EDX | Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy |
EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
EIS | Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy |
ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
FA | Folic acid |
Fab | Fragment antigen binding |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
FWHM | Full width at half-maximum intensity |
GBM | Glioblastoma |
GO | Graphene oxide |
HDA | Hexadecylamine |
HGMS | High-gradient magnetic separation |
HPA | Hexylphosphonic acid |
HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |
HRTEM | High-resolution transmission electron microscopy |
HSA | Human serum albumin |
ICG | Indocyanine Green |
IgG | Immunoglobulin |
LAL | Laser ablation in the liquid phase |
LbL | Layer-by-layer |
LC-MS | Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry |
LCST | Lower critical solution temperature |
LOD | Limit of detection |
LSPR | Localized surface plasmon resonance |
Lyz | Lysozyme |
mAb | Monoclonal antibody |
MNP | Magnetic nanoparticle |
MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
MW | Molecular weight |
NC | Nanocrystal |
NHS | N-hydroxysuccinimide |
NIR | Near-infrared |
NIRF | Near-infrared fluorescence |
NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
NP | Nanoparticle |
NR | Nanorod |
NS | Nanosphere |
NW | Nanowire |
o/w | Oil/water |
PAA | Poly(acrylic acid) |
PB | Polybutadiene |
PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
PDA | Polydopamine |
PDT | Photodynamic therapy |
PE | Polyelectrolyte |
PEG | Poly(ethylene glycol) |
PEI | Polyethylenimine |
PEOS | Polyethoxysiloxane |
PET | Positron emission tomography |
PLGA | Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
PMMA | Poly(methyl methacrylate) |
PNIPAm | Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) |
PS | Polystyrene |
PTT | Photothermal therapy |
PVA | Poly(vinyl alcohol) |
PVP | Polyvinylpyrrolidone |
PZT | Point of zero charge |
QD | Quantum dot |
RAFT | Reversible addition–fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization |
RES | Reticuloendothelial system |
RF | Resorcinol–formaldehyde |
RGD | Arginine-glycine-aspartic acid peptide |
RMT | Receptor-mediated transcytosis |
RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
RT | Room temperature |
SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
SERS | Surface-enhanced Raman scattering |
siRNA | Short interfering RNA |
SL | Superlattice |
SP | Superparticle |
SPECT | Single-photon emission computed tomography |
SPION | Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanocrystal |
ssDNA | Single-stranded DNA |
STEM | Scanning transmission electron microscopy |
TAT | Transactivating transcriptional activator |
TDPA | Tetradecylphosphonic acid |
TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
TEOS | Tetraethyl orthosilicate |
TOP | Tri-n-octylphosphine |
TOPO | Tri-n-octylphosphine oxide |
UCN | Upconversion nanocrystal |
VB | Valence band |
vdW | van der Waals |
WGA | Wheat germ agglutinin |
XPS | X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy |
XRD | X-ray diffraction |
Note: The plural form of a term is abbreviated by adding an “s” to the acronym (e.g. nanocrystals, NCs).