Nanocomposites for Cancer Targeted Drug Delivery Therapeutics

Abstract

Tumor targeting of therapeutic or imaging agents has the advantage of improving specificity and effectiveness of treatment for various cancer types. In this context, the use of nanocomposites in cancer drug delivery appears as a promising strategy for the next generation of chemotherapeutics. In this chapter, the materials that can be combined to form the most interesting nanocomposites will be summarized by making a classification depending on the nature of one of the constituent materials. Then, polymer-based, clay-based, metal-based, silica-based, magnetic-based, and carbon-based nanocomposites will be described in the relation of their application in nanomedicine for cancer therapy.