Guia docente 2023_24 Facultade de Química

Máster Universitario en Nanociencia y Nanotecnología

Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Chemistry Block	Exhibition class program (11 h) - Unit 1.- Fundamentals of Spectroscopy: Radiation-matter interaction. (1 teaching hour). Quantum mechanical basis of the interaction of radiation and matter. Types of molecular spectra. Selection rules. Rotation spectra. Intensity and width of the bands. Lambert-Beer law. - Topic 2: Infrared spectroscopy (1 hour lesson). Vibration of diatomic molecules. IR spectrum of diatomic molecules: selection and intensity rules. Harmonicity of vibrations. Residual energy and dissociation energy. Fine rotating structure. IR spectra of polyatomic molecules: normal modes of vibration. Fundamental bands, harmonics, combination bands. Characteristic frequencies. Applications of IR spectroscopy. - Unit 3: Raman spectroscopy (2 teaching hours). Radiation-matter interaction. Raman effect. Rotation and vibration-rotation Raman spectrum. Raman displacement. Origin of Raman scattering: Polarizability. Selection rules and active modes. Raman and fluorescence. Applications of Raman spectroscopy - Unit 4: Electron spectroscopy and fluorescence. (1 teaching hour). Electronic energy levels in diatomic molecules. Electronic spectra of diatomic molecules. Selection rules. Vibration structure. Frank-Condon principle. Electronic spectra of polyatomic molecules. Types of electronic transitions. Chromophores and auxochromes. Electronic deactivation processes. Fluorescence and phosphorescence. - Unit 5.- Chemical kinetics (1 teaching hour). Kinetic vs thermodynamic. Reaction speed. Speed law and reaction order. Variation of the speed constant with temperature. Catalysis. Reaction mechanisms. - Unit 6.- Intermolecular forces. (1.5 teaching hours). Types of non-covalent bonds. Solvation and bonding. Stability of dissolving Host-Guest complexes. Supramolecular systems characterization. Applications. - Unit 7.- Macromolecules. Structure and characterization. (1.5 teaching hours). Open oligomers. Macrocycles. Molecular boxes. Chirality versus geometry. Conformational freedom. Applications. - Unit 8.- Chirality: Chirooptic responses and applications. (2 teaching hours). Polarized light. Fundamentals of chirooptical spectroscopy. Types of chirooptical spectroscopy. Prediction of chirooptic responses. Applications in structural determination and sensing. Seminar program (7 teaching hours) Seminar 1: Fundamentals of spectroscopy (1 teaching hour) Seminar 2: IR Spectroscopy (1 teaching hour) Seminar 3: Raman Spectroscopy (1 teaching hour) Seminar 4: Chemical Kinetics (1 teaching hour) Seminar 5: Intermolecular forces (1 teaching hour) Seminar 6: Macromolecules. Structure and characterization. (1 teaching hour) Seminar 7: Chirality: chirooptical responses and applications. (1 teaching hour)
Physics Block	Physics Block Exhibition class program (10 h) - Unit 1. Introduction. Materials and their characteristics: Metals and Alloys, Ceramics, Polymers, Composite Materials, Nanomaterials. Critical materials. Material design. Material index and material selection maps - Unit 2. Mechanical properties of materials. Stress-strain diagrams: elasticity, plasticity, toughness, fracture, creep. Failures of materials under tension: Repetitive loading and fatigue. Corrosion. Degradation. Hardness. Rugosity. Friction. Types of surface wear - Unit 3. Thermal properties of materials. Heat capacity. Thermal conductivity. Thermal expansion. - Unit 4. Electrical properties. Conductivity. Ohm's law. Electronic and ionic conduction. Conductors, dielectrics and semiconductors. - Unit 5. Magnetic properties. Diamagnetism, paramagnetism and ferromagnetism. Hysteresis. - Unit 6. Optical properties. Electromagnetic radiation. Interaction with solids. Refraction, refractive index. Reflection. Transmission. Absorption. Seminar program Seminar 1: Properties of Materials. Nanomaterials (1 hour lesson) Seminar 2: Mechanical properties of materials. Friction and wear with nanoadditives. (1 teaching hour) Seminar 3: Thermal properties of materials. Thermal nanofluids (1 hour lesson) Seminar 4: Electrical properties of materials, electrical conductivity, Ohm's law (1 teaching hour) Seminar 5: Theory of bands, conductors, dielectrics and semiconductors (1 teaching hour) Seminar 6: Magnetic properties: diamagnetism, paramagnetism and ferromagnetism (1 teaching hour) Seminar 7: Optical properties of materials (1 teaching hour)
Biology Block	Exhibition class program (11 h) Unit 1. The cell (2 teaching hours): Membrane and its potential. Transport through the membrane. Endocytosis. Cell energy needs. Glycid metabolism: glycolysis, Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation. Mitochondria and apoptosis, other forms of cell death. Core. Cellular division. Genomics. Unit 2. Signal transduction (1 hour). Main signaling mechanisms Unit 3. Transportation of solutes and water (1 hour). Body volumes. Principles of the exchange of materials between the different compartments: blood, extracellular and intracellular. Lymphatic circulation. Unit 4. Cardiocirculatory System (2 hours). Organization of the cardiovascular system. Rheology. Arteries, veins and capillaries. Heart like a bomb. Regulatory mechanisms. Unit 5. Respiratory (2 hours). Organization of the respiratory system. I carried oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. Ventilatory mechanics and its regulation. Unit 6. Urinary System (1 hour). Organization of the urinary system. Glomerular filtration and renal blood flow Unit 7. Nervous System (1 hour). Organization of the nervous system. Autonomic nervous system. Sensory transduction Seminar program (7 hours) Seminar 1: Genomic sequencing techniques. Seminar 2: Techniques to measure the Membrane Potential. Transmission of the nervous impulse. Seminar 3: Insulin Seminar 4: Transportation Systems. Blood brain barrier. Seminar 5: intestinal absorption. Hepatobiliary function Seminar 6: Blood. Hemostasis Seminar 7: Fundamentals of the interaction of nanomaterials with biological structures