Table 2.

Comparison between liposome and nanoparticle.⁴⁶

Nanosystem	Smallest size	Drug loading	Sustained release	Targeting	In vivo stability	Biocompatibility	Low cost/complexity
Liposome	+	+	+	++	+	+++	++
Nanoparticle	++	++	+++	++	++	++	+++

⁺: low; ++: moderate; high: +++.