Course

Unit I

Introduction to NanomaterialsSize dependence of properties Surface to volume ratio and Quantum confinement. Microscopic techniques to study nano structures – SEM, AFM TEM and STM. Spectroscopic techniques to characterize nanostructures- Raman, XPS, Auger, EDAX.

Unit II

Synthetic ApproachesColloidal, self-assembly (Self assembled monolayers-SAMs) and electrostatic self-assembly, electrochemical methods (cathodic and anodic processes), sol-gel, Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique, chemical vapour deposition, plasma arcing and ball milling, lithography.

Unit III

Electrical, optical, mechanical, chemical and magnetic properties of nanomaterials. Surface Plasmon resonance Fluorescence Resonance energy transfer (FRET).

Unit IV

Carbon ClustersSynthesis, properties and biomedical applications of fullerenes, carbon nanotubes and graphenes. Quantum dots, wells and wires (metallic and semiconducting) – preparation, properties and biomedical applications. Dendrimeric structures and their applications.

Unit V

Biofunctionalization of NanomaterialsNoncovalent assembly – covalent assembly – biofunctional nanomaterials – semiconductor nanoparticles – magnetic nanoparticles. Applications of biofunctional nanomaterials optical and electrochemical sensing

REFERENCES1.Alexei Nabok, Organic and Inorganic Nanostructures, Artech House, Inc., 20052.Huangxian Ju, Xueji Zhang and Joseph Wang, Nano Biosensing, Principles, Development and Application, Springer, 2011.3.M. Reza Mozafari (Editor), Nanomaterials and Nanosystems for Biomedical Applications, Springer 2007.4.Zhong Lin Wang (Editor), Characterization of Nanophase Materials, Wiley VCH, 2000.