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The Carolina Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence: past accomplishments and future perspectives
Rudy L Juliano1, Susan Sunnarborg, Joseph DeSimone
1University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. arjay@med.unc.edu
Abstract:
The Carolina Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (C-CCNE) is funded by the National Cancer Institute and is based at the University of North Carolina. The C-CCNE features interactions between physical and biological scientists in a series of projects and cores that work together to quickly harness innovations in nanotechnology for the early diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Two key focus areas of the C-CCNE are, first, the selective delivery of drugs and imaging agents utilizing advanced nanoparticle technology, and second, novel approaches to imaging and radiotherapy utilizing carbon nanotube-based x-ray sources.
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