A new strategy to assemble CdSe/ZnS quantum dots with multi-walled carbon nanotubes for potential application in imaging and photosensitization

► We have demonstrated a synthetic method for attachment of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) on to the surface of sMWCNTs. ► The results reveal the attachment Q-dot with sMWCNTs surface through chlorobenzoic acid and 11-aminoundeccane-1-thiol is a successful one. ► This method could be used as a powerful tool to modify MWCNT into useful bio-sensors.