| Acronym | Meaning |
| BART | Best Available Retrofit Technology |
| ELA | Excimer Laser Annealing |
| SPB | Strong-potential Born (approxn. For At. Collision Calcns.) |
| WINDEP | Worksheet-Integrated Deposition Estn. Program |
| PMF | Potential Of Mean Force |
| HLR | Hydraulic Loading Rate |
| DTR | Diffusion Transfer Reversal |
| TALMS | Tunable Atomic Line Molecular Spectroscopy |
| CTGF | Connective Tissue Growth Factor |
| UHTS | Ultra High-throughput Screening |