| MLV | multilamellar vesicles |
| SUV | small unilamellar vesicles |
| LUV | large unilamellar vesicles |
| SLN | solid lipid nanoparticles |
| NLC | nanostructured lipid carriers |
| EPR | enhanced permeability and retention effect |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |
| POPC | 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine |
| DOPE | 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine |
| PE | phosphatidylethanolamine |
| DSPC | 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine |
| LPC | lysophosphatidylcholine |
| Tm | main phase transition temperature |
| PC | phosphatidylcholine |
| DPPC | 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine |
| DMPC | 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine |
| DOPC | 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine |
| Lo | liquid-ordered |
| Ld | liquid-disordered |
| RES | reticuloendothelial system |
| DMPG | 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoglycerol |
| DMPS | 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-L-serine |
| DPPG | 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylglycerol |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| HSPC | hydrogenated soya bean phosphatidylcholine |
| DSPG | 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoglycerol |
| DEPC | 1,2-dierucoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine |
| DSPE-PEG(2000) | 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[amino(polyethylene glycol)-2000] |
| EPC | acidic egg phosphatidylcholine |
| MPEG-2000-DSPE | 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolaMine-N-[biotinyl(polyethylene glycol)-2000] |
| DOPC | 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-L-serine |
| EPG | egg phosphatidylglycerol |
| DOTAP | 1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane |
| DOTMA | 2-di-O-octadecenyl-3-trimethylammonium propane |
| PEI | polyethylenimine |
| IgG | immunoglobulin G |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| MPPC | 1-myristoyl-2-palmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine |
| MSPC | 1-myristoyl-2-stearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine |
| MoSPC | monostearoyl-phosphatidylcholine |
| NIR | near-infrared |
| RFA | radiofrequency ablation |
| DSPE-PEG | PEGylated 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylethanolamine |
| AIA | adjuvant-induced arthritis |
| MPS | mononuclear phagocytic system |
| d | diameter |
| L-Cys | L-cysteine |
| hATTR | hereditary transthyretin-mediated |
| L-cl | liposome-coated lipoplex |
| HEPC | egg phosphatidylcholine |
| DC-Chol | 3b-(N-[dimethylaminoethane]carbamoyl)cholesterol) |
| HER2 | human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HSPC | hydrogenated soya bean phosphatidylcholine |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| PKC | protein kinase C |