Surfactant-assisted synthesis of birnessite-type MnO2 nanoflowers -- The optical properties of β-cyclodextrin-assisted synthesize worm-like Ag2S by one step hydrothermal method -- Rattle-type diamine-functionalized mesoporous silica sphere for carbon dioxide adsorption -- A review on application of novel solid nanostructures in drug delivery -- Formation of single-walled carbon nanotube buckybooks, graphene nanosheets and metal decorated graphene -- Synthesis of nono-crystalline aluminum carbide using thermal treatment of mechanically activated Al and graphite mixture -- An efficient method to completely remove catalyst particles from HiPCO single walled carbon nanotubes -- Phosphorus doped carbon nitride nanotubes by sequential cation-exchanging reaction with enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution -- Keyword index -- Author index.