Chen, H.-H.H.-H.ChenAnbarasan, R.R.AnbarasanKuo, L.-S.L.-S.KuoPING-HEI CHEN2018-09-102018-09-102010http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78651507113&partnerID=MN8TOARShttp://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/356765Recently, the materials scientists invented that the dye functionalized MWCNT found applications in photodynamic therapy, due to the apoptosis of targeted cancer cells by the coupled effect of photothermal as well as photodynamic effects. By grouping these ideas, a new type of material was synthesized. In the present investigation, Eosin Y, a xanthenes type dye was functionalized with MWCNT via ethylene diamine (EDA) as a coupling agent. The Eosin Y functionalized MWCNT was characterized by the Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, UV-Visible spectroscopy, photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques. ? 2010 IEEE.[SDGs]SDG3Apoptosis; Cancer cells; Coupled effect; Eosin Y; Ethylene diamine; Functionalized; Functionalized-MWCNT; Materials scientist; Photo-thermal; Photodynamic effect; SEM; Synthesis and characterizations; TEM; UV visible spectroscopy; Cell death; Coupling agents; Ethylene; Fourier transforms; Nanotechnology; Photodynamic therapy; Photoluminescence spectroscopy; Scanning electron microscopy; Transmission electron microscopy; Ultraviolet spectroscopy; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCN)journal article10.1109/NMDC.2010.5652428