NANOSCALE MATERIALS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS

This course is one of the training activities of the PhD program in Sustainable Chemistry, and provides the students with a general overview of the application of nanomaterials for environmental and biomedical purposes, with a focus on the current state-of-the-art literature.

At the end of the course, the students are able to critically analyse the literature on nanomaterials for environmental and biomedical applications and to understand the relevant current challenges. Moreover, the students are able to understand the positive and negative impacts of nanomaterials on the environment and on human health.

Background of Chemistry, Physics, and Materials Science at Master’s level.

Part I (15 hours): Environmental applications

• Water remediation
• Nanoadsorbents
• Advanced oxidation processes for water treatment
• Photocatalysis
• Nanomaterials for agriculture
• Nanopollution
• Air remediation

Part II (15 hours): Biomedical applications

• Nanotoxicity
• Drug delivery with nanomaterials
• Bioimaging with nanomaterials
• Nanobiosensors

Lecturer's slide presentations and references therein.

The final exam consists in an oral presentation on a specific topic agreed with the lecturer. The ability of critical analysis and the presentation skills together with the use of an appropriate scientific language will be evaluated.
The assessment will be based on the following criteria:
- knowledge and understanding of the program: the depth and breadth of acquired knowledge will be evaluated, as well as the ability to apply it to practical situations;
- analytical and critical thinking skills: the ability to organize and interpret data, formulate independent judgments, and support one's arguments will be evaluated;
- communication skills: clarity of expression and the use of appropriate terminology will be evaluated.
Marks will be assigned based on the level of achievement of these criteria, as indicated in the following table:
- 18-22: satisfactory level;
- 23-26: adequate level;
- 27-30: good to very good level;
- 30 cum laude: excellence in all criteria.

The course is organised in lectures. The teaching material can be found and downloaded from the course Moodle page.

STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF THE COURSE COULD CHANGE AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 EPIDEMIC.

Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion

Provisions and support services for students with disabilities and students with specific learning impairments:
Ca’ Foscari abides by Italian Law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) regarding support services and provisions available to students with disabilities or specific learning impairments. In the case of mobility, visual, hearing disabilities or other disabilities (Law 17/1999), or specific learning impairments (Law 170/2010), or of need of support (classroom assistance, technological aids for conducting examinations or individualised examinations, material in accessible format, note recovery, specialist tutoring to support study, interpreters or other), please contact the Disability and DSA office disabilita@unive.it.

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This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Natural capital and environmental quality" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development