AF4	Asymmetrical Flow-field-flow-fractionation
ANOVA	Analysis of variance
AUC	Analytical Ultracentrifuge
CHOL	Cholesterol
DC-CHOL	3b-(N-(N′,N′-dimethylaminoethane)-carbamoyl) cholesterol hydrochloride
DLS	Dynamic Light scattering
DOPE	1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine
DOTAP	1,2-dioleoyl-3-timethylamonium-propane
DPPC	1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
DSPC	1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ELS	Electrophoretic Light Scattering
EMA	European Medicinal Agency
EUNCL	European Nanomedicine Characterization Laboratories
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
Hep G2	Human Hepatocarcinoma G2 cell line
HSPC	Hydrogenated phosphatidylcholine
ICH-S8	Guideline S8 (Immunotoxicology studies for human pharmaceuticals) of the EMA International Council on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH)
ISO	International Standards Organization
JRC	Joint Research Centre
LAL	Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate
LDH	Lactate dehydrogenase
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H tetrazolium bromide
NM	Nanomaterial
PBMC	Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PBS	Phosphate Buffer Saline
PC	Phosphatidylcholine
PDI	Polydispersity Index
PSD	Particle Size Distribution
SD	Standard Deviation
TLR4	Toll-like-receptor 4
USNCL	National Cancer Institute-Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory