| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASPEN | Advanced System For Process Engineering (DOE Software Package) |
| GFCM | Green-function Cellular Method |
| SDPA | 4,4'-sulfonyldiphthalic Anhydride |
| BEJ | Best Expert Judgement |
| PCI | Percutaneous Coronary Intervention |
| EVA | Ethylene-vinyl Acetate Copolymer |
| RPC | Regional Planning Commission |
| TCDFT | Two-component Density Functional Theory |
| SICM | Scanning Ion-conductance Microscopy |
| EXAMS | Exposure Analysis Modeling System |