| ApoE | Apolipoprotein E |
| AFM | Atomic force microscopy |
| ASSET | Anchored Secondary scFv Enabling Targeting |
| CMC | Critical micelle concentration |
| CFU | Colony forming unit |
| CRISPR/Cas 9 | Clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats |
| CTLA-4 | Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 |
| DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
| DNA | Deoxy nucleic acid |
| DSC | Differential scanning calorimetry |
| EA | Edge activators |
| EE | Entrapment efficiency |
| FNC | Flash nanocomplexation |
| GALA | Glutamic acid-alanine-leucine-alanine |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| HPH | High pressure homogenization |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| LNPs | Lipid nanoparticles |
| LUVs | Large unilamellar vesicles |
| LPHNs | Lipid polymer hybrid nanoparticles |
| mRNA | messenger Ribonucleic acid |
| MIVM | Multi-inlet vortex mixer |
| mPES | modified polyethersulphone |
| MLVs | Multilamellar vesicles |
| mAbs | monoclonal antibodies |
| NLC | Nanostructured lipid carriers |
| PD-1 | Programmed cell death protein 1 |
| PD-L1 | Programmed cell death ligand 1 |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PES | Polyethersulfone |
| PP | Polypropylene |
| PDI | Polydispersity index |
| PES | Polyethersulfone |
| PP | Polypropylene |
| PDI | Polydispersity index |
| PCS | Photo correlation spectroscopy |
| PBS | Phosphate buffer saline |
| PLK1 | Polo like kinase |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| R8 | Octaarginine (R8) cell-penetrating peptide |
| SNALP | Stable nucleic acid lipid nanoparticle |
| siRNA | small interfering Ribonucleic acid |
| SLN | Solid lipid nanoparticles |
| SCF | Supercritical fluid technology |
| scCO2 | Supercritical carbon dioxide |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope |
| TFF | Tangential flow filtration |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscope |
| USFDA | United States Food and Drug Administration |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |
| ZP | Zeta potential |