1. SOME PROPERTIES OF THE NMR SPIN-SPIN RELAXATION OF THE POLYBUTADIENE-TOLUENE SOLUTIONS. Authors: C.V. POP, M. TODICA, S. ASTILEAN.2. COLORIMETRIC DETECTION OF SINGLE - AND DOUBLE-STRANDED DNA ON GOLD NANOPARTICLES. Authors: S. BOCA, S. ASTILEAN, O. POPESCU, I. LUPAN.3. DETECTION OF ZN2+ IONS IN WATER BY LOCAL SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE (LSPR) SENSORS. Authors: S. ULINICI, S. ASTILEAN, M. POTARA, F. TODERAS, D.S. TIRA.4. THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF PHOTONIC CRYSTAL CAVITIES FROM CORE-SHELL NANO-SIZED ELEMENTS. Authors: S. ASTILEAN, M. GILOAN.5. SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SILICA-ENCAPSULATED GOLD NANORODS. Authors: S. ASTILEAN.6. OPTIMIZATION OF VARIOUS PARAMETERS FOR GRAPHENE SYNTHESIS BY THERMAL CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (CVD) ON COPPER SUBSTRATE. Authors: S. ASTILEAN.7. MICROWAVE-ASSISTED SYNTHESIS OF CARBON NANOPARTICLES USING A HIGH PERFORMANCE MICROWAVE REACTOR. Authors: G. KATONA, S. ASTILEAN.8. CHITOSAN-COATED BIMETALLIC GOLD-SILVER NANOPARTICLES: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND SERS ACTIVITY. Authors: S. ASTILEAN, A. VULPOI, S. SUARASAN, M. POTARA, A.-M. HADA.9. ENGINEERED PAPER PLATFORM LOADED WITH GOLD NANOSPHERES TO IMPROVE SERS PERFORMANCE FOR ANALYTE DETECTION. Authors: M. FOCSAN, S. ASTILEAN, S. SUARASAN, A. CAMPU, F. ORZAN.