Sample

Length a (nm)

Surface Area m2/g

RMb (%)

ID/IGc

riluzole-MWCNT@40

1784

32.6

14.8

0.91

riluzole-MWCNT@60

1217

55.2

9.7

1.02

riluzole-MWCNT@100

760

75.3

0

1.23

Table 2: Summary of physicochemical properties of the drug loaded MWCNTs. Average lengths of riluzole-MWCNT@40, riluzole-MWCNT@60, riluzole-MWCNT@100 were determined from TEM images, respectively b) Residual mass (%) after thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA) c). The ratio of Raman D band (1350 cm-1) and G band (1580 cm-1) peak height at wavelength 532 nm.