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Introduction to Nanotechnology - An Overview (I)

Credits: 3

Instructors:

Dr. Chang, Chia-Seng ±i¹Å¤É
Dr. Chou, Chia-Fu ©P®a´_

Outline:

(A) basic Chemistry and Bio for Physics background students
Class hour: WEDNESDAY 09:10-12:00, Dr. Chou, Chia-Fu ©P®a´_
Place: Library Meeting Room, 3F @ IoP

This course contains basic biology, chemistry, and biophysics knowledge necessary for the understanding of current applications of nanotechnology to biological and chemical analysis. It is so designed as to lay a foundation for the students whose majors are Physics or Engineering but interested in pursuing research in nanobiotechnology.

Week
 Date Topic Lecturer
 1
09/15
Introduction to Nanobiotechnology
Chou
2
09/22
Mid-Autumn Festival (no class)
3
09/29
Cells (prokaryotes, eukaryotes, cell cultures)
Chia-Fen Hsieh (IoP)
4
10/08
Biomolecules I (proteins & bioconjugation)
class starts from 13:00
Chun-Cheng Lin (NTHU)
5
10/13
Protein analysis (2D gel & mass spectroscopy)
Yu-Ju Chen (IoC)
6
10/20
Biomolecules II (nucleic acids)
Chou
7
10/27
Cancer cells and stem cells
Chia-Ning Shen (GRC)
8
11/03
Surfaces and interfaces (wetting and capillarity) (dG Chs. 1-2)
Chou
9
11/10
Entropy, temperature, free energy, and entropic forces (PN Chs. 6, 7)
Chou
10
11/17
Midterm Exam (40%)
Chou
11
11/24
Micro/Nanofluidics (Reynold¡¦s number, diffusion, laminar flow) (PN Chs. 4-5)
Chou
12
12/01
Chemical forces and self-assembly (cf. PN Ch. 8)
Yu-Tai Tao (IoC)
13
12/22
Polymer dynamics (PN Ch. 9)
Chou
14
12/15
Biosensors
Chou
15
12/08
Surface chemistry
class starts from 10:00am
Chun-Cheng Lin (NTHU)
16
12/29
Electrokinetics (DC/AC)& Molecular Separation
Chou
17
01/05
Single molecule force spectroscopy
Chou
18
01/12
Final Exam (40%)
Chou

Grading:

Midterm exam (40%), Final exam (40%), Homework/class performance (20%)

Main reference textbooks:

  1. Philip Nelson: ¡§Biological Physics¡¨ (2004, Chs. 4-9)
  2. Bruce Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell (5th ed., 2007, Chs. 1-6)
  3. P. G. de Gennes et al., Capillarity and Wetting Phenomena (2004, Chs. 1-2)

 

(B) basic Physics for Chemistry and bio background students
Class hour: Monday 14:10-17:00, Dr. Chang, Chia-Seng ±i¹Å¤É
Place: Deliberation Room, 7F @ IoP

This course contains basic physics knowledge necessary for the understanding of modern nanoscience and nanotechnology. It is so designed as to lay a physical foundation for the students whose majors are Chemistry and Biology.

Week
Date
Topic
Classnotes
1
09/13
 Introduction of quantum history
2
09/20
 Wave-particle duality
3
09/27
 Time-independent Schroedinger equation
4
10/4
 Solutions of Schroedinger equation
5
10/11
 One-electron atoms
6
10/18
 Multi-electron atoms (I)  
7
10/25
 Multi-electron atoms (II)
8
11/1
 Multi-electron atoms (III)
9
11/8
 Midterm Written Exam (50%)  
10
11/15
 Classical Thermodynamics and Statistics
11
11/22
 Molecules
12
11/29
 Bonds and structures of solids
13
12/6
 Lattice dynamics
14
12/13
 Band theory of solids
15
12/20
 Semiconductors
16
12/27
 Electrical conduction in solids
17
1/3
 Various spectroscopic methods
18
1/10
 Final Written Exam (50%)  

 

Means of Conducting the Course

Lectures and Discussion