Nanotechnology has brought about a significant change in the drug delivery system. A plethora of BCS class II drugs are formulated as solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) due to its poor solubility and bioavailability and has potential applications in drug delivery system. The formulation of SLN involves use of a different type of surfactants and lipids in different concentrations which has shown a greater impact on various physicochemical parameters such as entrapment efficiency, drug release, particle size, zeta potential, storage and stability of the drug. Apart from its unique size-dependent property, merits and demerits, different excipients characterization technique, scale up, storage and stability are reviewed. INTRODUCTION: Nanotechnology has shown a wide range of applications in drug delivery, diagnostics, prognostics and in treatment of diseases. It is an emerging branch with an enormous scope which makes the drug targeting more specific in the form of different type of nanoparticles 1, 2. Nanoparticles may be defined as solid particles with a size range of 10-1000 nm in which the drug can be dissolved, encapsulated, entrapped or attached 3, 4. Solid lipid nanoparticles are prepared from lipids which are solid at room temperature and body temperature 5. These comprise of lipid which is biocompatible such as compritol 888, Cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, glyceryl monooleate (GMO), tripalmitin/dynasan, tristearin/ dynasan, etc. and surfactant for emulsification. These are the nanoparticles which have a small size, large surface area, high drug loading capacity QUICK RESPONSE CODE