Polymers in Nanotechnologies

Garant předmětu:

Pavel Demo

Lecturer:

Pavel Demo, Alexander Kromka

Tutor:

Pavel Demo, Alexander Kromka

Supervisor:

Department of Physics

Synopsis:

Polymers classification (natural, synthetic). Structure of polymers (amorphous, crystalline, fibres, elastomers). Preparation of polymer materials. Thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of polymerization. Chemical bonds in polymer chains. Physico-chemical properties of polymers (mechanical, thermal). Electrospinning and NANOSPIDER. Nanofibers vs. Macroworld. Modification of polymer-based nanofibres (plasmatic technologies, heterogeneous nucleation, bacteriocidity). Properties of polymer-based thin films (wettability, hydrophobicity). Application of polymer-based nanofibres in environment (microfiltration, hydrophobicity, bacteriocidity).

Requirements:

Prerequisities within context of bachelor/magister study.

Syllabus of lectures:

Modification of polymer-based nanofiber surfaces. Resulting properties (hydrophobicity, wettability).

Syllabus of tutorials:

See above.

Study Objective:

Basic information on application potential of modified surfaces of polymer-based nanofibers and thin films.

Study materials:

1) DOI, Masao. Soft Matter Physics. Oxford University Press, 2013. str. 270. ISBN-978–0–19–965295–2.

2) EBEWELE, Robert O. Polymer Science and Technology. CRC Press, 2000. str. 402. ISBN-978-1-4200-5780-5.

3) Recent publications.

4) BUTT, Hans-Jurgen, KAPPL, Michael. Surface and Interfacial Forces. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, 2010. str. 443. ISBN- 978-3-527-40849-8.

5) DI VENTRA, Massimiliano,ed. Introduction to Nanoscale Science and Technology. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004. str. 608. ISBN-1-4020-7720-3

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

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The course is a part of the following study plans: