Overall planning (Nano)

Course
NANOTECHNOLOGIES
NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
1st semester 2013-2014

Prior background: please note that although this course has no formal precedences, the studentes are expected to have basic universitly-level knowledge in quantum mechanics, classical and statistical thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, transport phenomena and biochemistry and molecular biology.

Note: course planning as of June 25, 2013. May be modified during classes

INTRO TO NANOTECH AND NANOBIOTECH
A1: Introduction. What are nanosciences and nanotechnologies?
A2: Scaling phenomena

TOP-DOWN NANOTECHNOLOGY: MICROFAB TO NANOTECH
A3: Micro and nanofabrication I
A4: Micro and nanofabrication II

TOP-DOWN NANOTECHNOLOGY: MICROREACTORS, MICROMACHINES AND LAB-ON-A-CHIP
A5: Microelecromechanical systems, microreactors and microfluidics I
A6: Microelecromechanical systems, microreactors and microfluidics II
A7: Case studies in microreactors, microfluidics, and lab-on-a-chip devices I
A8: Case studies in microreactors, microfluidics, and lab-on-a-chip devices II
Visit to INESC-MN clean room and demonstrations

SCANNING PROBE TECHNIQUES: IN BETWEEN TOP-DOWN AND BOTTOM-UP
A9: Nanocharacterization and scanning probe microscopies I
A10: Nanocharacterization and scanning probe microscopies II
(visit to AFM lab and demonstrations)

Presentation P1 (expected week of October 28)

BOTTOM-UP NANOTECHNOLOGY: NANO-TO-MATERIALS, MOLECULAR NANOTECH
A11: Nanofabrication by self-assembly e self-organization I
A12: Nanofabrication by self-assembly e self-organization II
Presentation P1 (expected week of October 28)
A13: Nanomaterials I
A14: Nanomaterials II
A15: Nanotechnology for Nanoelectronics and Nanosensors I
A16: Nanotechnology for Nanoelectronics and Nanosensors II

NANOBIOTECH: NANO-TO-BIO AND BIO-TO-NANO
A17: Nano in bio: nanoparticles and BioMEMS I
A18: Nano in bio: nanoparticles and BioMEMS II
A19: Biochips I
A20: Biochips II

Special homework sHW (expected week of December 39)

 

PERSPECTIVES
A21: Bio in nano I: future perspectives of nanobiotechnology
A22: Bio in nano II: future perspectives of nanobiotechnology


Estimate ECTS

1 ECTS=28 hours of academic work

6 ECTS x 28 = 168 h
full expected work hours for this course

NANO
classes = 22 x 2 = 44 h
P1 preparation and attendance = 20 h
~7.5 h/week for study, revision, homeworks, and class preparation