1. Introduction to textile nanomaterials, scale, materials, production 2. Electrospinning, history, classification, needle spinning, needleless spinning, modifications of electrospinning 3. Material conditions affecting electrospinning I, polymer type, molecular weight, viscosity, electrical conductivity 4. Material conditions affecting electrospinning II, solvents, additives, recycling 5. Process conditions affecting electrospinning, spinner arrangement, electrical voltage, dosage, temperature and humidity, special collectors 6. AC spinning, comparison of DC and AC spinning, signal modulation, frequency, applications 7. Centrifugal spinning, classification, needle centrifugal spinning, needleless centrifugal spinning, material conditions, process conditions, advantages 8. Other methods of nanofiber production, melt-blown, bicomponent fibers, drawing, template synthesis, phase separation 9. Carbon nanomaterials, forms of carbon, graphite, fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers, applications 10. Characterization of nanomaterials, electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, computed tomography 11. Modification of nanomaterials, physical adsorption, grafting, plasma, blend spinning, coaxial spinning 12. Technical applications of nanomaterials, composites, filtration, protective equipment, sensors, food industry, clothing industry 13. Medical applications of nanomaterials, tissue engineering, drug delivery, vascular replacements, glaucoma drainage, abdominal surgery, skin covers, clinical practice 14. Risks of nanomaterials, production, exposure, sources of nanoparticles, penetration into the body, filtration of nanoparticles by the human body, health effects, environmental effects Exercises: Laboratory tasks performed mostly in pairs related to the lectured subject. Students are familiar with fiber nanomaterials and participate in their production and testing. They prepare a protocol from each exercise.
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Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Laboratory work, E-learning
- Class attendance
- 56 hours per semester
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Bhushan, B.: Springer. Handbook of Nanotechnology. Berlin: Springer Verlag, 2004.
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Huang, Z.-M., Zhang, Y.-Z., Kotaki, M., Ramakrishna,S. A review on polymer nanofibers by electrospinning and their applications in nanocomposites. 2003.
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Ramakrishna, S., et al. An Introduction to Electrospinning and Nanofibers, World Scientific Publishing, 2005, ISBN 981-256-415-2.
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