| SLPs | Solid lipid particles |
| DOX | Doxorubicin |
| FDA | Food and drug administration |
| DiO | 3,3′-dioctadecyloxacarbocyanine perchlorate |
| DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| IMDM | Iscove’s modified Dulbecco’s medium |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| SEEA | Animal establishment and experimentation service |
| ICP-OES | Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry |
| OCT | Optimum cutting temperature |