| Acronym | Meaning |
| AAA | Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm |
| CRGT | Chemically Recuperated Gas Turbine |
| OMVPE | Organometallic Vapor-phase Epitaxy |
| QCM | Quartz Crystal Microbalance |
| PSD | Position Sensitive Detector |
| HUG | HART User Group |
| PAR | Proteinase-activated Receptor |
| TPPI | Time Proportional Phase Increment |
| AIUPS | Angle-integrated Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| PVDC | Poly(vinylidene Dichloride) |