REVIEWS 1. Rich variety of substrates for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy/ Bich Ha Nguyen, Van Hieu Nguyen and Hong Nhung Tran 2. Recent trends in preparation and application of carbon nanotube-graphene hybrid thin films/ Van Thanh Dang, Due Dung Nguyen, Thi Thanh Cao, Phuoc Huu Le, Dai Lam Tran, Ngoc Minh Phan and Van Chuc Nguyen PAPERS 1. Basics of quantum field theory of electromagnetic interaction processes in single-layer graphene/ Van Hieu Nguyen 2. Unusual transient absorption dynamics of silver nanoparticles in solutions of carboxylated amine complexons/ G P Shevchenko, V A Zhuravkov, E V Tretyak, S A Tikhomirov, O V Buganov, A N Ponyavina, Hong Minh Pham, Hoang Tung Do, Van Duong Pham and Dai Hung Nguyen 3. Micro and nano liposome vesicles containing curcumin for a drug delivery system/ Tuan Anh Nguyen, Quan Duoc Tang, Due Chanh Tin Doan and Mau Chien Dang 4. A comparison of cellulose nanocrystals and cellulose nanofibres extracted from bagasse using acid and ball milling methods/ M Rahimi Kord Sofia, R J Brown, T Tsuzuki and T J Rainey 5. Effect of dispersion method and CNT loading on the quality and performance of nanocomposite soy protein/CNTs adhesive for wood application/ Ayo Samuel Afolabi, Olawumi Oluwafolakemi Sadare and Michael Olawale Daramola 6. Single step synthesis of ZnS quantum dots and their microstructure characterization and electrical transport below room temperature/ P S Mukherjee, S Patra, G Chakraborty, S K Pradhan and A K Meikap 7. Fabrication of few-layer graphene film based field effect transistor and its application for trace-detection of herbicide atrazine/ Thi Thanh Cao, Van Chuc Nguyen, Hai Binh Nguyen, Hung Thang Bui, Thi Thu Vu, Ngoc Hong Phan, Bach Thang Phan, Le Hoang, Maxime Bayle, Matthieu Paillet, Jean Louis Sauvajol, Ngoc Minh Phan and Dai Lam Tran 8. Synthesis, characterization and cytotoxic evaluation of chitosan nanoparticles: in vitro liver cancer model/ Samah A Loutfy, Hanaa M Alam El-Din, Mostafa H Elberry, Nanis G Allam, M T M Hasanin and Ahmed M Abdellah 9. A comprehensive investigation of silicon film thickness (TSI) of nanoscale DG TFET for low power applications/ Rajeev Ranjan, K P Pradhan and P K Sahu 10. Structural and optical properties of solvothermal synthesized nearly monodispersed CdSe nanocrystals/ A K Shahi, B K Pandey, B P Singh and R Gopal 11. Enhancement of Li+ ion conductivity in solid polymer electrolytes using surface tailored porous silica nanofillers/ Jagdeep Mohanta, Udai P Singh, Subhendu K Panda and Satyabrata Si 12. Characterization of a hybrid-smectite nanomaterial formed by immobilizing of N-pyridin-2-ylmethylsuccinamic acid onto (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane modified smectite and its potentiometric sensor application/ Cihan Topcu, Sema Caglar, Bulent Caglar, Fatih Coldur, Osman Cubuk, Gokhan Sarp, Kubra Gedik, Burcu Bozkurt Cirak and Ahmet Tabak 13. Large 2D-arrays of size-controllable silver nanoparticles prepared by hybrid deposition/ Thi Dieu Thuy Ung, Thi Hoa Nguyen and Quang Liem Nguyen 14. Mycosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using extract of endophytic fungi, Penicillium species of Glycosmis mauritiana, and its antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and tyrokinase inhibitory activity/ M Govindappa, H Farheen, C P Chandrappa, Ravishankar V Rai and Vinay B Raghavendra 15. Cytotoxic effect of silver nanoparticles synthesized from Padina tetrastromatica on breast cancer cell line/ B Clara Gnana Selvi, J Madhavan and Amutha Santhanam 16. A low cost technique for synthesis of gold nanoparticles using microwave heating and its application in signal amplification for detecting Escherichia Coli O157:H7 bacteria/ Vo Ke Thanh Ngo, Dang Giang Nguyen, Trong Phat Huynh and Quang Vinh Lam 17. Action of the anti-tumoral zinc(II)phthalocyanine in solution or encapsulated into nanoparticles of poly-ε-caprolactone internalized by peritoneal macrophages/ Amanda Santos Franco da Silva Abe, Eduardo Ricci-Junior, Morgana Teixeira Lima Castelo Branco and Lycia de Brito Gitirana 18. Inhibition effect of engineered silver nanoparticles to bloom forming cyanobacteria/ Thi Thuy Duong, Thanh Son Le, Thi Thu Huong Tran, Trung Kien Nguyen, Cuong Tu Ho, Trong Hien Dao, Thi Phuong Quynh Le, Hoai Chau Nguyen, Dinh Kim Dang, Thi Thu Huong Le and Phuong Thu Ha