Materials Nanostructure

Code:

EBE0159

Acronym:

MNAN

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Molecular Biotechnology

Instance: 2012/2013 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Bioengineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIB	21	Syllabus	4	-	5	42	135

Teaching language

English

Objectives

To understand the fundamental concepts on design, characterization and production of structures and devices that involve the manipulation and control of materials and phenomena at atomic, molecular and macromolecular scales. Bottom-up approaches, exploring self-assembling properties of biomolecules, and applications in the fields of biomedical, engineering and environmental sciences will be addressed.

 

Learning outcomes and competences

Técnicas de caracterização, preparação e algumas aplicações de materiais nanoestruturados

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. X-ray crystallography 2. X-ray spectroscopy, SAXS, X-ray fiber diffraction 3. Proteins 4. Peptide-based materials 5. Hybrid materials: metal-organic frameworks 6. Inorganic nanostructured materials 7. Hydrogels 8. Magnetic nanoparticles 9. Biosensors. 10. Drug delivery - mathematical models

• Self assembly properties of both biomolecules and synthetic materials. • Microporous organic crystals. Synthesis and applications. • Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs). Synthesis and applications. • Carbon-based nanostructured materials. • Characterization of critical nanostructures for bio applications such as nanochannels and nanopores. Modeling biomolecular transport at the nanoscale. • Methods of fabrication of nanostructured materials such as self-assembled monolayers (SAMs), layer-by-layer deposition, surface patterning and nanoparticles production. • Techniques for surface characterization such as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), ellipsometry, contact angle measurements and atomic force microscopy (AFM). • Fundamentals on interactions between nanostructured materials and biological systems. Techniques for sense the interactions between molecules and surfaces such as surface plasmon spectroscopy (SPR) and quartz crystal microbalance (QCM).

Mandatory literature

George S. Brady, Henry R. Clauser; Materials handbook. ISBN: 0-07-100128-X

Teaching methods and learning activities

Aulas de exposição e aulas de apresentação de trabalhos

 

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
	Trabalho escrito		15,00	2013-03-31
	Teste		35,00	2013-04-09
	Trabalho escrito		15,00
	Teste		35,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Avaliação distribuida:

2 testes de 7 valores cada (nota mínima 3,5 valores em cada um)

2 trabalhos de 3 valores

ou exame final (20 valores)