The field of nanomedicine has grown rapidly in recent years, but several issues are emerging that could constrain its future evolution, particularly if they are not appropriately acknowledged and the potential of nanomedicine is oversold.
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Rudy Juliano holds NIH grants in the area of delivery of antisense and siRNA oligonucleotides.
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Juliano, R. Nanomedicine: is the wave cresting?. Nat Rev Drug Discov 12, 171–172 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd3958
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