Polymeric Nanocomposites for Cancer-Targeted Drug Delivery

Cancer treatment has been a challenge for the medical science throughout the years. The conventional therapies present several limitations and drawbacks; thus, there is a necessity for new therapeutical approaches. Nanosystems based on polymeric nanocomposites have been described as promising carriers for efficient drug delivery. These systems enhance drug stability in biological fluids providing sustained and controlled release and when biofunctionalized with ligands attached to their shells they can target the treatment specifically to cancer cells. In this chapter, our main interest will be on polymeric nanocomposites for cancer-targeted drug delivery, their efficacy and impact on cancer therapy and multiscale molecular simulation studies for nanostructured polymer systems.