Describe some of the different ways that RADIOTHERAPY could be functionalized to accumulate in ORAL CANCER tissue. Would it be more beneficial to perform active or passive targeting? If you were to perform active targeting, what are 3 different tissue biomarkers you would try to target, and why? What sorts of targeting molecules would you put on the surface of Gold nanoparticles ? What are your most important considerations when picking targeting molecules (size, charge, affinity, etc)? How do you expect this active targeting to change your overall nanoparticle accumulation in your tissue? If you were to perform passive targeting, what physical properties of your nanoparticle would you optimize, and why? How do you expect this passive targeting to change your overall nanoparticle accumulation in your tissue?
Describe some of the different ways that RADIOTHERAPY could be functionalized to accumulate in ORAL CANCER tissue. Would it be more beneficial to perform active or passive targeting? If you were to perform active targeting, what are 3 different tissue biomarkers you would try to target, and why? What sorts of targeting molecules would you put on the surface of Gold nanoparticles ? What are your most important considerations when picking targeting molecules (size, charge, affinity, etc)? How do you expect this active targeting to change your overall nanoparticle accumulation in your tissue? If you were to perform passive targeting, what physical properties of your nanoparticle would you optimize, and why? How do you expect this passive targeting to change your overall nanoparticle accumulation in your tissue?