API	Active pharmaceutical ingredient
RES	Reticuloendothelial system
NLCs	Nanostructured lipid carriers
GRAS	Generally recognized as safe
TEs	Transethosomes
SC	Stratum corneum
HA	Novel hyaluronic acid
5-FU	5-Fluorouracil
HA-GMS-T	Hyaluronic acid–glycerol monostearate–transfersome
MTO	Mitoxantrone
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
MIC	Minimum inhibitory concentration
ECN	Econazole nitrate
EVs	Elastic vesicles
VICCO	Vishnu Industrial Chemical Company
GIT	Gastrointestinal tract
SH	Sinomenine hydrochloride
NE	Non-ethosomal
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
HA–PG–ES	Hyaluronic-acid-coupled propylene-glycol-based ethosome
SLN	Solid lipid nanoparticles
PDT	Photodynamic therapy
SCC	Squamous-cell carcinoma