Novel Experimental Modules to Introduce Students to Nanoparticle Characterization in a Chemical Engineering Course.

ABSTRACT: The increasing industrial and biomedical applications of nanomaterials have enhanced the need to educate a well-trained nanotechnology workforce. This need has led to efforts to introduce hands-on, nanotechnology-based, experimental modules into high school or college-level courses in science or engineering. However, the majority of such efforts have focused on nanoparticle synthesis techniques, and an equally important aspect of working with nanomaterials, i.e. nanoparticle characterization, has received less attention. Herein, we report a series of nanoparticle characterization experiments, as part of a newly developed "Nano and Biointerfaces" course, to familiarize upper undergraduate students as well as graduate students in chemical engineering with nanoparticle characterization techni

SUBMITTER: Vahedi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8153379 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature