Nanoscience and Molecular Engineering

NME 498

 

 



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Week 1-2:   Nanomaterials for Applications in Medicine and Biology

 

(Lecture 1)  (Lecture 2)  (Homework)  (Solution)

 

Literature (Reviews) on:

Mechanisms for Polymer Degradation and Erosion

Biomedical Applications of Polyanhydrides

Predicting Surface and Bulk Erosion

Biomaterial Engineering for Immune Modulation

 

Week 2-3:   Nanothermodynamics and Nanoparticle Synthesis

 

(Lecture 1)   (Lecture 2)  (Text –Lecture 1-3)   (Homework)  (Solution)

 

Literature (Reviews) on:

Sol-Gel Method

Polymeric Nanoparticles

Nanocrystalline Semiconductors

Nanoparticles in Optical Applications

Nanoparticle Toxicity

Reverse Micelle Synthesis of Nanoparticles

                    Nano-Fluids

 

Week 4:      Molecular Biomimetics – Peptide-Based Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine

 

(Lecture 1)   (Lecture 2)   (Lecture 3)  (Homework)  (Solution)

 

Literature (Reviews) additional Lecture Material on:

Molecular Biomimetics

Adsorption Kinetics and Protein Adsorption

 

Week 5:      Basics of Micro- and Nano-Fabrication Applied to MEMS

 

(Lecture 1)   (Lecture 2) (Homework)  (Solution)

 

Literature (Reviews) additional Lecture Material on:

MEMS Micro-Machining

Silicon Micro-Machining

Feynman – There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom

Patterning Process

Multi-User MEMS Processes

 

Week 6:      From Classical to Molecular Tribology

 

(Text – Lecture)   (Slides – Lecture)  (Homework)  (Solution)

 

Week 7:      Quantum Effects in Materials and Devices

 

(Lecture 1) (Homework)  (Solution)

 

Literature (Reviews) on:

Quantum Dots (QM of larger Semiconductor Clusters)

Synthesis and Characterization of Semiconductor Nanocrystallites

 

Week 8-9:   Transport and Band Gap Engineering

(Lecture 1)   (Lecture 2) (Lecture 3)  (Homework)  (Solution)

 

Literature (Reviews) on:

Weichner and Sells: Introduction into Semiconductorbands

Ibach and Lueth: Electron Transport in Solids

Kroemer: Nobel Prize Lecture (Teaching Electrons new Tricks)

Alferov: Nobel Prize Lecture (The Double Heterostructure Concept)

Capasso: Science Overview and Band Gap Engineering

Topinka et al.: Imaging Low Dimensional Electron Transport

Review on Graphene Electronic Structure

Review on Nanotube Transport

      

Week 10:    Basics of Micro- and Nano-Fabrication Applied to Microfluidics

 

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