title: The Carolina Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence: past accomplishments and future perspectives.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. arjay@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: Rudy L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Juliano
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sunnarborg
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: DeSimone
authors.forename: Zishan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Haroon
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D050997:Nanomedicine / Q000379:methods*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D009657:North Carolina