| SLNs | Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) |
| NLCs | Nanostructured lipid carriers |
| SEDDS | Self-emulsifying drug delivery system |
| LDC | Lipid drug conjugate hydrophilic |
| HLB | Lipophilic balance (HLB) |
| SMEDDS | Self-Micro Emulsifying Drug Delivery System |
| SNEDDS | Self-Nano Emulsifying Drug Delivery System |
| FT-IR | Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| MS | Mass spectrometry |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |
| TGA | Thermal gravimetrical analysis |
| DSC | Differential scanning calorimetry |
| DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
| PCS | Photon correlation spectroscopy |
| SEM | Scanning electro-microscopy |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| PLM | Polarized light microscopy |
| AFM | Atomic Force Microscopy |
