Nanomaterials Synthesis and Characterization Techniques detail syllabus for various departments, 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17NT564), 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.
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Course Objectives:
To provide students with the knowledge of techniques used for synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials
Module 1:
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Module 2:
BOTTOM UP APPROACHES Chemical precipitation methods-co-precipitation, arrested precipitation, sol-gel method, chemical reduction, photochemical synthesis, electrochemical synthesis, Microemulsions or reverse micelles, Sonochemical synthesis, Hydrothermal, solvothermal,
supercritical fluid process, solution combustion process, spray pyrolysis method, flame spray pyrolysis, chemical vopour synthesis, gas phase synthesis, gas condensation process, chemical vapour condensation.
Module 3:
BIOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS Biosynthesis of nano particles by bacteria and fungi (intracellular and extracellular synthesis). Magnetotactic bacteria for natural synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles; Mechanism of formation of nanostructured materials by virus – TMV virus; Synthesis process and application, Role of plants in nanoparticle synthesis – marigold, tulsi and aloevera.
Module 4:
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Module 5:
CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES – II Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM): Principle, Components, Advantages, Disadvantages and Applications, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM): Principle, Components and Applications, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM): Principle, Components and Applications, Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM): Principle, Components and Applications, microstructure studies and analysis. Nano size measurement by light scattering methods.
Course Outcomes:
On completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Experiment Top-down approaches: physical techniques used for synthesis and processing of nanomaterials
- Analyze Bottom-Up Approaches: chemical methods used for synthesis and processing of nanomaterials
- Select biological methods used for synthesis and processing of nanomaterials;
- Test Characterization of nanoparticels
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:
- Microbiology by Michael J Pelczar Jr Chan ECS, Noel R Krieg, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing co Ltd
- Microbiology by Prescott, Harley, Klein, McGraw Hill
- Lehninger – Principles of Biochemistry by David L. Nelson and Michael M. Cox, 5th Edition, WH Freeman and Company
- Principles of Biochemistry by Lubert Stryer, Freeman Int. Edition
Reference Books:
- T. Pradeep, NANO The Essential, understanding Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Tata McGraw – Hill Publishing Company Limited, 2007
- C. A. Mirkin and C. M. Niemeyer, Nanobiotechnology – II, More Concepts and Applications, WILEY-VCH, Verlag GmbH & Co, 2007
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