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HECOL 474

Introduction to Nanotechnologies and Smart Textiles

3 units

Fall 2023

Topics

  • Chap 1.1, Nanoengineering: Global
  • definitions & types of nanomaterials Lecture 3: Nano: Properties of nanomaterials
  • methods, detection and characterization
  • Chap 3.4 & 3.7, Nanoengineering:
  • Global Approaches to Health & Safety Issues • Chap 3.5 & 3.6, Nanoengineering:
  • Global Approaches to Health & Safety Issues
  • applications - Chemical & biological Lecture 9: Nano: Textile
  • applications - Physicochemical & thermal
  • applications - Optical & electrical Lecture 11: Nano: Textile applications - Mechanical +
  • The nano industry
  • electronics

Readings

  • Nanoengineering: Global Approaches to Health & Safety Issues. Dolez (Ed.). Elsevier,
    required
  • Nanomaterials-Based Coatings: Fundamentals and Applications, Nguyen Tri, Rtimi, Ouellet Plamondon (Eds.). Elsevier, 2019. Smart textiles:
    required
  • Smart Textiles and their Applications. Koncar (Ed.), Elsevier, 2016
    required
  • Smart fibres, fabrics and clothing. Tao (Ed.). Woodhead Publishing Ltd & CRC Press LLC, 2001
    required
Fall 2022

Topics

  • definitions & types of nanomaterials Lecture 3: Nano: Properties of nanomaterials Lecture 4: Nano: Chemical composition & potential toxicity
  • methods, detection and characterization Lecture 6: Nano: Regulations
  • Global Approaches to Health & Safety Issues
  • Chap 3.5 & 3.6, Nanoengineering:
  • applications - Chemical & biological
  • applications - Physicochemical & thermal Lecture 10: Nano: Textile
  • applications - Optical & electrical
  • Hassan TA, Rangari VK, Jeelani S. Synthesis, processing and characterization of shear thickening
  • applications - Mechanical + The nano industry
  • electrospinning and graphene coating

Readings

  • Nanoengineering: Global Approaches to Health & Safety Issues. Dolez (Ed.). Elsevier,
    required
  • Nanomaterials-Based Coatings: Fundamentals and Applications, Nguyen Tri, Rtimi, Ouellet Plamondon (Eds.). Elsevier, 2019. Smart textiles:
    required
  • Smart Textiles and their Applications. Koncar (Ed.), Elsevier, 2016
    required
  • Smart fibres, fabrics and clothing. Tao (Ed.). Woodhead Publishing Ltd & CRC Press LLC, 2001
    required
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