952 Int. J. Nanotechnol., Vol. 15, Nos. 11/12, 2018 Copyright © 2018 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Synthesis and characterisation of core–shell structure PLA/CS/NIF nanoparticles Nguyen Thuy Chinh* Department of Physico-Chemistry of Non-Metallic Materials, Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam Email: ntchinh@itt.vast.vn Le Ngoc Duc Department of Advanced Materials Science and Nanotechnology, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam Email: lengocduc1009.lnd@gmail.com Trinh Hoang Trung, Mai Duc Huynh, Nguyen Vu Giang, Do Van Cong, Nguyen Thi Thu Trang, Tran Thi Mai and Nguyen Thi Thai Department of Physico-Chemistry of Non-Metallic Materials, Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam Email: trungpro2909@gmail.com Email: maiduchuynh@gmail.com Email: vugiang.lit@gmail.com Email: dovancongktnd@gmail.com Email: trangvktnd@gmail.com Email: tranmai.k55@gmail.com Email: thaiktnd@yahoo.com Tran Dai Lam School of Chemistry, Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam Email: trandailam@gmail.com