| Background on nanotechnology and important concepts. Raw materials of nanotechnology. Nanofacture - manufacture of nanomaterials and nanodevices. Issues in miniaturization. Intersection of biology and nanotechnology. Applications of nanotechnology in biochemistry including Structural DNA nanotechnology; nanoparticles as biomarkers, nanotechnology for separation and purification of biomolecules and cells, creation of artificial cells and their assemblies, nanoarrays and Dip-Pen Nanolithography (DPN). Application in biomedical sciences including biodetection of pathogens, detection of proteins, nanotherapy/nanomedicine, nanodevices for early detection of disease, tools for the study of singe molecules, nanotechnology in tissue engineering, nanoscale polymer capsules for drug and gene delivery, nanopores in controlled drug release and nanorobots. Implications of bio-nanotechnology. |
Administrative assistant: Kajol Jogarah
Telephone: 4037400
Email: k.jogarah@uom.ac.mu |
