| CHEMS | Cholesteryl hemisuccinate |
| CHOL | Cholesterol |
| DCPM | Dicetylphosphatemethylester |
| DCPA | Dicaproylphosphatidic acid |
| DODAG | Dioleoyl-dimethylammonium-glutaryl |
| DOBA | Dioleoylbenzylamidopropyl-quaternary ammonium |
| DOPC | Dioleoylphosphatidylcholine |
| DOPE | Dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine |
| DOTAP | Dioleoyltrimethylammonium propane |
| DPGS | Dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol sodium salt |
| DPPC | Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine |
| DPPE | Dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine |
| DPPG | Dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol |
| DPPH | Dipalmitoylphosphatidylhydrazide |
| DSPC | Distearoylphosphatidylcholine |
| DSPE | Distearoylphosphatidylethanolamine |
| DSPG | Distearoylphosphatidylglycerol |
| EPC | Egg phosphatidylcholine |
| EYPC | Egg yolk phosphatidylcholine |
| HA | Hyaluronic Acid |
| HEPES | 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid |
| HSPC | Hydrogenated soy phosphatidylcholine |
| MPLA | Monophosphoryl lipid A |
| OA | Oleic acid |
| PC | Phosphatidylcholine |
| PDMA-b-PLMA | Poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate)-block-poly(lauryl methacrylate) |
| PDMAEMA-b-PLMA | Poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)-block-poly(lauryl methacrylate) |
| PLGA | Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| POPC | Palmitoyl-oleoyl-phosphatidylcholine |
| PS | Particle Size |
| PDI | Polydispersity Index |
| EE | Entrapment/Encapsulation Efficiency |
| Dh | Hydrodynamic diamete |