Syllabus

Nanomaterials and Their Applications Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme (Open Elective-1)

Nanomaterials and Their Applications detail syllabus for various departments, 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17NT562), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

For all other open elective-1 syllabus for vtu be 2017 scheme you can visit Open Elective-1 syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme Subjects. The detail syllabus for nanomaterials and their applications is as follows.

Course Objectives:

To understand the importance of nanomaterials and their applications in Electrical and electronics Biomedical and pharmaceutics Chemical industry Food industry and Agriculture Textile and Cosmetics

Module 1:

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Module 2:

NANOMATERIALS FOR BIOMEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS Nanoparticles in bone substitutes and dentistry – Implants and Prosthesis – Reconstructive Intervention and Surgery -Nanorobotics in Surgery – Photodynamic Therapy – Nanosensors in Diagnosis- Neuro-electronic Interfaces -Protein Engineering – Drug delivery – Therapeutic applications

Module 3:

NANOMATERIALS FOR CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Nanocatalyts – Smart materials – Heterogenous nanostructures and composites – TiO2 Nanoparticles for water purification-Photocatalytic mechanism, general pathways and kineticsTreatment of Arsenic- Removal of Heavy metal ions by Iron and polymeric based nanoparticles- Magnetic Nanoparticles Nanoscale carbon for contaminant separation -Nanostructures for Molecular recognition (Quantum dots, Nanorods, Nanotubes) – Molecular Encapsulation and its applications – Nanoporous zeolites – Selfassembled Nanoreactors

Module 4:

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Module 5:

NANOMATERIALS FOR TEXTILES AND COSMETICS APPLICATIONS Nanofibre production – Electrospinning – Controlling morphologies of nanofibers – Tissue engineering application – Polymer nanofibers – Nylon-6 nanocomposites from polymerization – Nano-filled polypropylene fibers -Bionics- Swim-suits with shark-skin-effect, Soil repellence, Lotus effect – Nano finishing in textiles (UV resistant, antibacterial, hydrophilic, self-cleaning, flame retardant finishes) -Modern textiles; Lightweight bulletproof vests and shirts, Colour changing property, Waterproof and Germ proof, Cleaner kids clothes, Wired and Ready to Wear. Cosmetics – Formulation of Gels, Shampoos, Hair-conditioners (Micellar self-assembly and its manipulation) -Sun-screen dispersions for UV protection using Titanium oxide – Color cosmetics

Course Outcomes:

After completion of this course students will be able to identify and apply different nanomaterials for the following applications

  • Electrical and electronics
  • Biomedical and pharmaceutics
  • Chemical industry
  • Food industry and Agriculture
  • Textile and Cosmetics

Graduate Attributes (as per NBA):

  • Engineering Knowledge.
  • Problem Analysis.
  • Design / development of solutions (partly).
  • Interpretation of data.

Question paper pattern:

  • The question paper will have ten questions.
  • Each full Question consisting of 20 marks
  • There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
  • Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
  • The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Text Books:

  1. Bharat Bhushan, Handbook of Nanotechnology, Springer, 2010.
  2. Jennifer Kuzma and Peter VerHage, Nanotechnology in agriculture and food production, Woodrow Wilson International Center, 2006.
  3. Brown P. J. and K. Stevens, Nanofibers and Nanotechnology in Textiles, Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, 2007.

Reference Books:

  1. Neelina H. Malsch (Ed.), Biomedical Nanotechnology, CRC Press, 2005.
  2. Maqhong fan, C.P. Huang, Alan E. Bland Environanotechnology,Elsevier,2010
  3. Udo H. Brinker, Jean-Luc Mieusset (Eds.), Molecular Encapsulation: Organic Reactions in Constrained Systems,Wiley Publishers, 2010
  4. Lynn J. Frewer, WillehmNorde, R. H. Fischer and W. H. Kampers Nanotechnology in the Agri-food sector,Wiley-VCH Verlag,2011.
  5. Y-W. Mai, Polymer Nano composites, Woodhead publishing, 2006.
  6. Mark A. Ratner and Daniel Ratner, Nanotechnology: A Gentle Introduction to the Next Big Idea, Pearson ,2003
  7. W.N. Chang, Nanofibres fabrication, performance and applications, Nova Science Publishers Inc, 2009

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