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BIONANOTECHNOLOGY

CODE 84336
ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021
CREDITS
  • 6 cfu during the 1st year of 11159 BIOENGINEERING(LM-21) - GENOVA
    		•
    SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ING-IND/34
    LANGUAGE Italian (English on demand)
    TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
    		•
    SEMESTER 2° Semester
    TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

    AIMS AND CONTENT

    LEARNING OUTCOMES

    Nanotechnology and bionanotechnology: definitions, history, markets nanoscale phenomena nanostructured materials natural biological assemblies at the nanoscale techniques to characterize and manipulate at the nanoscale biomolecules and molecular recognition.

    TEACHING METHODS

    Combination of traditional lectures (42 hours), scientific seminars given by invited scientist (4 hours), and classroom discussion of the scientific papers presented by each student (10 hours) , hands-on sessions in laboratory (8 hours). 

    SYLLABUS/CONTENT

    •    Nanoscale phenomena and quantum structures: Schrodinger equation, potential well, tunnel effect
    •    Surfaces and interfaces: surface energy, crystallography, physical and chemical adsorption
    •    Surface and thin film characterization techniques
    •    Microscopy techniques: X-ray, Scanning Electron (SEM), Transmission Electron (TEM), Scanning Probe (SPM)
    •    Single molecule force spectroscopy techniques
    •    Synthesis and properties of nanomaterials: nanoparticles, conductive polymers, carbon nanotubes, graphene and carbon derivatives
    •    Nanodevices for controlled drug release, for biomedical imaging, nanobiosensors

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    Exam Board

    LAURA PASTORINO (President)

    ERMANNO DI ZITTI

    DAVIDE FRANCESCO RICCI

    ROBERTO RAITERI (President Substitute)

    LESSONS

    Class schedule

    All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.

    EXAMS

    ASSESSMENT METHODS

    Oral presentation to the class of a specific topic proposed by the teacher which has been further developed by the student, plus an oral test on the course contents

    Exam schedule

    Date Time Location Type Notes
    12/01/2021 09:00 GENOVA Esame su appuntamento
    12/01/2021 09:00 GENOVA Orale
    08/02/2021 09:00 GENOVA Esame su appuntamento
    08/02/2021 09:00 GENOVA Orale
    31/03/2021 14:00 GENOVA Esame su appuntamento
    31/03/2021 14:00 GENOVA Orale
    07/06/2021 09:00 GENOVA Esame su appuntamento
    07/06/2021 09:00 GENOVA Orale
    28/06/2021 09:00 GENOVA Esame su appuntamento
    28/06/2021 09:00 GENOVA Orale
    19/07/2021 09:00 GENOVA Esame su appuntamento
    19/07/2021 09:00 GENOVA Orale
    13/09/2021 09:00 GENOVA Esame su appuntamento
    13/09/2021 09:00 GENOVA Orale