PERIOD: MAY - JUNE The Course starts with an overview of the chemical and physical properties of bonds and of solid state, in order to level students with different cultural background. Afterwards, the most recent techniques for the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials are described; finally, several applications of nanomaterials in many different fields are considered (from groundwater remediation to drug delivery). It is an interdisciplinary course with several teachers (one of them is from the University of Turin), all of them experts in different sectors of nanoscience and nanotechnologies, giving classes based on their main research topics.

Overview of the chemical bond. Nanostructured materials (definition, techniques of making, basic physico-chemical properties): nanotubes (both carbon-based and not), nanoparticles, nanoporous systems. Basics of solid state physics: Schrödinger equation, electronic states in solids. Compositional characterizations: XPS, photoemission spectroscopies. Structural characterizations: IR spectroscopy. Morphological characterizations: TEM and SEM microscopies (including EDX). Top-down nano-structuration processes: nanolithography (optical, X rays, electronic, ionic, AFM, nanoimprinting); thin film growth; etching. Bottom-up nano-structuration processes: self assembling and Langmuir-Blodgett films. Nanotechnologies for groundwater remediation. Photonic nanostructures: photonic crystals Photonic nanostructures: photonic crystals. Health effects of engineered nanomaterials. Mechanical properties of nanocomposites. Nanomagnets. Drug delivery from nanostructures. Sensors for bio-diagnostics (cellular, genomic, proteomic): chemical and biochemical surface functionalization.

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Gli studenti e le studentesse con disabilità o con Disturbi Specifici di Apprendimento (DSA), oltre alla segnalazione tramite procedura informatizzata, sono invitati a comunicare anche direttamente al/la docente titolare dell'insegnamento, con un preavviso non inferiore ad una settimana dall'avvio della sessione d'esame, gli strumenti compensativi concordati con l'Unità Special Needs, al fine di permettere al/la docente la declinazione più idonea in riferimento alla specifica tipologia di esame.