1. Nanoparticle-Enhanced Drug Delivery: Delivering Small Nucleic Acid Therapeutics to Combat Disease at the Gene Expression Level Restricted Author: Alden, Nicholas Title: Nanoparticle-Enhanced Drug Delivery: Delivering Small Nucleic Acid Therapeutics to Combat Disease at the Gene Expression Level Graduate Program: Bioengineering Keywords: Plasmonic NanoparticlesNear-InfraredDiels-AlderSynthetic miRNA MimicsHead & Neck CancerLung CancerPoly-Beta(Amino Esters)NanoparticlesDrug Delivery Systems File: No files available due to restrictions. Committee Members: Daniel Hayes, Program Head/ChairAdam Glick, Outside Unit & Field MemberPak Kin Wong, Major Field MemberYong Wang, Major Field MemberScott Medina, Major Field MemberDaniel Hayes, Chair & Dissertation Advisor