1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	30
Laboratory exercises	15
Seminar	15

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

Course objectives
Adopting fundamental concepts of nano and micro-integrated chemical systems (ICS) and their function, form and application in the context of multidisciplinary fields of modern science and technology. Enabling students to understand and apply systematic approach in analysis and synthesis of ICSs, using previously adopted knowledge in related fields of chemistry and engineering. Becoming familiar with real examples of high-tech integrated chemical systems including DNA chips, organic solar cells, microfluidic diagnostic chips.

Course content (syllabus)
WEEK 1. Introduction to the course, concepts of Integrated Chemical Systems
WEEK 2. Examples of ICSs: glucose biosensor, organic solar cells, organic light emitting diode, Lab-on-a-chip systems: chemical function, form, application
WEEK 3. Integrated chemical analytical systems (ICAS): examples of chemical sensors and biosensors
WEEK 4. Building blocks and ICS fabrication techniques I Functional materials - examples
WEEK 5. Building blocks and ICS fabrication techniques II Self-assembly of molecules and materials
WEEK 6. Building blocks and ICS fabrication techniques III Microsystem Technologies
WEEK 7. Building blocks and ICS fabrication techniques IV Chemical methods of nano- and micro-functionalisation of ICSs
WEEK 8. Partial exam
WEEK 9. Introduction to microfluidics as enabling technology for ICAS; Miniaturisation of analytical systems: Lab-on-a-chip
WEEK 10. Integrated chemical analytical systems (ICAS)
WEEK 11. Integrated chemical synthetic systems (microreactors)Microfluidic chemical synthesis (Plant-on-a-chip)
WEEK 12. Students` presentations
WEEK 13. Students` presentations
WEEK 14. Final revision and summary of the course
WEEK 15. Partial Exam

Format of instruction:
lectures
seminars and workshops
partial e-learning
multimedia and the internet
independent assignments
laboratory

Student responsibilities
Lectures, seminars and laboratory work - attendance is mandatory; regular homework assignments and problem solving exercises, written and oral presentations; mandatory reading for seminar discussions; presentation of final assignment, final written exam

Monitoring student work
Class attendance
Experimental work
Preliminary exam
Research
Report
Seminar paper
Practical work
Written exam

Learning outcomes at the level of the programme to which the course contributes
- Compile and apply advanced knowledge of natural and technical sciences, particularly chemical engineering and environmental engineering in solving scientific, professional and general social problems.
- Solve engineering problems using the scientific method combining expert knowledge from chemistry, environmental, and chemical engineering as well as material science and engineering.
- Utilise advanced laboratory procedures and instruments for synthesis of new products, create sustainable processes, and solve problems of water, air and soil pollution.
- Apply different analytical techniques, analytical and numerical methods, as well as software tools in creative problem solving of engineering challenges, proposing sustainable technological solutions.
- Independently organise and plan timelines, apply a general methodology for project planning and management in a business environment
- Create a critical analysis, evaluation and interpretation of personal results, and compare them with existing data in scientific and expert literature
- Demonstrate independence and reliability in independent work, as well as effectiveness, reliability and adaptability in team work
- Outline results of independent and teamwork in a written and oral form to non-experts and experts in a clear and coherent way.
- Develop work ethic, personal responsibility and tendency for further skill and knowledge acquisition, according to standards of engineering practice

Expected learning outcomes at the level of the course (3 to 10 learning outcomes)
- Define function, forms and applications of nano- and micro-integrated chemical systems (ICS) in the context of modern science and technology
- Identify main parts of real integrated chemical systems using hierarchical approach and analyse their chemical function
- Recognise the role of miniaturisation concepts and define the consequences of miniaturisation on the function and application of an ICS
- Create a virtual ICS with proposed function using predetermined building blocks
- Evaluate the potential of proposed ICS for real application in the context of existing scientific knowledge

1. Apply knowledge from biotechnology and chemistry to design an environmentally sustainable enzyme process for industrial production of chemicals
2. To differentiate the reaction mechanisms of enzymatically catalyzed reactions for different basic enzyme classes
3. To evaluate the kinetic parameters of the enzyme reaction
4. To identify the advantages and disadvantages of various reaction media for enzyme reactions and decide on favorable reaction conditions for specific cases.
5. To compare methods of production, purification, characterization and immobilization of enzymes.

1. Integrated Chemical Systems: A Chemical Approach to Nanotechnology, Allen J. Bard, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., New York, 1994.
2. Nanochemistry: A Chemical Approach to Nanomaterials, RSC, Cambridge, 2005., G. A. Ozin, A. C. Arsenault, RSC, Cambridge, 2005.
3. Miniaturization of Analytical Systems: Principles, Design and Applications, A. Rios, A. Escarpa, B. Simonet, Wiley, Chichester, 2009.
4. Made to Measure: New Materials for the 21st Century, Princeton University Press, P. Ball, Princeton, New Jersey, 1997.
5. Biological Applications of Microfluidics, F. A. Gomez (Editor), John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey, 2008.
6. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, M. Miodownik, Stuff Matters, Mariner Books, New York, 2015.
7. Nanotechnology: Basic Science and Emerging Technologies, Chapman & Hall, M. Wilson, K. Kannangara, G. Smith, M. Simmons, B. Raguse, CRC, Boca Raton, 2002.
8. The New Chemistry, Cambridge University Press, N. Hall (Editor), Cambridge, 2000.

Izborni predmeti - Regular studij - Chemical and Environmental Technology