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The course introduces the notion of nanocomposite to refer to a new class of materials defined as follows: any combination of two or more phases of which at least one is nanometric in at least one dimension. This course provides insight into the composition, preparation, properties, and applications of composites. The dispersion and orientation of nanomaterials and the interfacial adhesion between other host matrix material play important roles in determining the mechanical, electrical, and other properties of the composites created. Preparation techniques such as mechanical alloying, sol-gel synthesis, melt spraying will be discussed. Nanocomposites based on polymer matrix: polymer/polymer, ceramic / polymer, metal/polymer, carbon nanotube/polymer, etc. will be reviewed. The applications of some micro composite materials will also be considered

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This course deals with fundamentals related to structure, interactions and dynamics in colloidal, interfacial and nanoparticle systems. The course will make emphasis on Brownian motion, diffusion, sedimenta-tion hydrodynamics, electrophoresis. Also, the topics of colloidal and surface forces, polymeric forces, aggregation, deposition, and experi-mental methods, will be discussed. Recent topics correlated with col-loids in Nanoscience will be reviewed as well.

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This course explains knowledge of self-assembly using small mole-cules, polymers and colloidal particles as building blocks. The course introduces the various types of self-assembly that can lead to nanostructured materials. It discusses the concept of self-assembly such as the Langmuir-Blodgett films, self-assembled monolayers, cell membranes, micellar suspensions, ionic and hydrogen bond-driven self-assembly. The key interactions such as van der Waals and aro-matic interactions, hydrophobic effect, and entropy-driven interactions will be defined and discussed. Relevant characterization techniques will be described.

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The course discusses the sensor fundamentals, application considera-tions, sensor characteristics, physical principles of sensing. Optical, pressure, semiconductor, thermal, gas and acoustic sensors will be re-viewed. The course also includes the application of nanomaterials for sensors. The significant advances in nanomaterial-based gas, chemical, and biological sensors are also discussed. The applications of nanomaterials such as nanoparticles, quantum dots, carbon nano-tubes, molecularly imprinted nanostructures, nanometals, conducting polymers, nanoprobes, magnetic nanomaterials, organic molecules like phthalocyanines and porphyrins, in sensing techniques are reviewed and explained in detail.

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The course covers the applications of nanomaterials on the environ-ment towards better understanding their fate and toxicity for sustainable development and best management practices. The course includes quantification and analyses of nanoparticles in the environment, the behavior of nanomaterials in air, water, and soil. The environmental nanomaterial sensors, airborne nanoparticles, biological stimuli of na-nomaterials, the behavior of nanomaterials in the ecosystem, water and atmosphere will be discussed. The course will also discuss the removal of organic and inorganic pollutants and pathogens from wastewater and drinking water using nanomaterials.