Longer shelf-stability
High carrier capacity
Ability to incorporate hydrophilic and hydrophobic drug molecules
Can be administered via different routes
Longer clearance time
Ability to sustain the release of drug
Can be utilized for imaging studies
Increase the bioavailability of drugs
Targeted delivery of drug at cellular and nuclear level
Development of new medicines which are more safe
Prevent the multi-drug resistance mediated efflux of chemotherapeutic agents
Product life extension