This course introduces the fundamentals of nano-scale engineering and manufacturing. Current and future applications of nanostructured materials will be reviewed with respect to their impact in commercial products and technologies. Particular emphasis will be placed in biomedical applications. The main physical forces controlling the nucleation and deposition of nanostructures will be presented allowing a better understanding of key design factors at the nano-scale. Well-established and novel synthesis/fabrication methods nanostructures will be critically discussed giving a broad overview of the state-of-the-art nanomanufacturing processes. Standard characterization methods will be elucidated using various examples and exercises throughout the course.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On successful completion of this course, students should have the skills and knowledge to:- Explain the fundamental principles of nanotechnology and their application to biomedical engineering.
- Apply engineering and physics concepts to the nano-scale and non-continuum domain.
- Identify and compare state-of-the-art nanofabrication methods and perform a critical analysis of the research literature.
- Design processing conditions to engineer functional nanomaterials.
- Evaluate current constraints, such as regulatory, ethical, political, social and economical, encountered when solving problems in living systems.
- Apply and transfer interdisciplinary systems engineering approaches to the field of bioand nanotechnology projects.
- Discuss and evaluate state-of-the-art characterization methods for nanomaterials, and determine nanomaterial safety and handling methods required during characterization.
Professional Skills Mapping:
Mapping of Learning
Outcomes to Assessment and Professional Competencies.
Indicative Assessment
- Tutorial submissions (24%);
- Presentation (26%);
- Final exam (50%)
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Workload
One two-hour lecture and one one/two-hour tutorial per week.Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Nanotechnology Commercialisation by Takuya Tsuzuki (Australian National University, Australia)
Assumed Knowledge
Basic ThermodynamicsMinors
Fees
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- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $4320 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $5700 |
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Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8378 | 22 Jul 2019 | 29 Jul 2019 | 31 Aug 2019 | 25 Oct 2019 | In Person | N/A |