Anbarasan, R.R.AnbarasanPeng, C.A.C.A.Peng2012-10-312018-06-282012-10-312018-06-282011http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/244189Multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were functionalized with a photosensitizer, rosebengal (RB), and folicacid (FA), an anti-cancer drug simultaneously and individually, which was characterized with various analytical instruments like Fourier Transform Iinfrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and Transmission electron microscopy (TEM). FTIR spectra confirmed the chemical modification of MWCNT. The chemical functionalization of MWCNT with RB was further supported by UV-Vis and PL spectra. ? Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010.en-US[SDGs]SDG3Analytical instrument; Anticancer drug; Chemical functionalization; FT-IR spectrum; FTIR; Functionalized; Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes; PL spectra; Rose Bengal; TEM; UV-vis spectroscopy; Carbon nanotubes; Chemical modification; Fourier transforms; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCN); Photoluminescence spectroscopy; Photosensitizers; Transmission electron microscopy; Ultraviolet spectroscopy; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy; Thermogravimetric analysisjournal article10.1007/s10853-010-4857-xhttp://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw/bitstream/246246/244189/-1/275.pdf