| Acronym | Meaning |
| RIE | Reactive Ion Etching |
| SCHAZ | Subcritical Heat-affected Zone |
| PEHX | Cross-linked |
| MOAG | MINDO Optimized Adjusted Geometries |
| HHMI | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| APC | American Plastics Council |
| MRS | Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy |
| MTOF | Mass Time-Of-Flight |
| WICEM | World Industry Conference On Environmental Management |
| TOW | Time Of Wetting |