| 18PA | 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate |
| BBB | Blood brain barrier |
| CLA | Conjugated linoleic acid |
| CPA | Cyproterone acetate |
| DODAP | 1,2-dioleoyl-3-dimethylammonium-propane |
| DOTAP | 1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane |
| DPPC | Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine |
| DSPE | 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine |
| EGFR-TK | Epidermal growth factor receptors |
| FA | Folic acid |
| GRAS | Generally recognized as safe |
| HPH | High-pressure homogenization |
| HSPC | Hydrogenated soybean phosphatidylcholine |
| NLC | Nanostructured lipid carriers |
| nNLC | Non-targeted nanostructured lipid carriers |
| PdI | Polydispersity index |
| pDNA | Plasmid DNA |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PLGA | Poly Lac-tic-co-Glycolic Acid |
| PVA | Polyvinylalcohol |
| RH | Relative Humidity |
| ROS | Radical oxygen species |
| SLN | Solid–lipid nanoparticles |
| SLS | Sodium lauryl sulfate |
| SORT | Selective Organ Targeting |
| SORT LNPs | Selective organ targeting lipid nanoparticles |
| tNLC | Target nanostructured lipid carriers |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFR | Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |