CHIM0072-1 : Nanomaterials and divided materials Ingeneering

Study Programmes 2015-2016

CHIM0072-1

Nanomaterials and divided materials Ingeneering

Duration :

20h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits :

Master in biomedical engineering (120 ECTS)		3
Master in biomedical engineering (120 ECTS)		3
Master in chemical and materials engineering (120 ECTS)		3
Master in chemical and materials engineering (120 ECTS)		3
Specialised master in nanotechnology		3

Lecturer :

Benoît Heinrichs, Stéphanie Lambert

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

The course covers the following topics:

Synthesis of nano- and divided materials;
Study of their structure;
Shaping;
Properties expected by the final user;
Relation between the preparation process of a material and its final performances through its structure and physico-chemical properties;
Possible processes for the manufacture and the shaping at an industrial scale.

Learning outcomes of the course :

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

examine questions that arise during the development of large scale manufacture processes of nano- or finely divided materials;
present possible technical solutions.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Chemistry and physics courses of the first cycle.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

The course is composed of theory sessions and laboratories sessions. Those sessions are complementary.
Theory sessions introduce new concepts which are illustrated with numerous examples from academic and industrial research.
Laboratories sessions aim at illustrating theoretical notions. They consist in the synthesis and caracterization of a nanomaterial.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Face-to-face