Lecture 1. Nanotechnology - hot topics in the field (motivation and overview) Nanotechnology and their applications, Basic stones of nanotechnologies, Nanoparticles: morphology, preparation (top down, bottom up), shape and crystallization - Wulff theorem, Nanostructures, Plasma nanoscience - Low-temperature plasma as versatile nanotool, Fundamentals of plasma, Plasma technology Lecture 2. Advanced plasma diagnostics, in-situ and in-time monitoring of plasma processes for tailored nanotechnology Introduction, Probe diagnostic, Optical emission spectroscopy, Advanced optical methods, Corpuscular methods - mass spectrometry, Methods for plasma investigation, Time-resolved measurements Lecture 3. Optimization and tailoring of (plasma fabricated) nanostructures Parameters of the deposition process, (in-situ and in-time) monitoring / plasma diagnostics, Thin film analyses - survey, Surface Preparation for Films and Coatings - Cleaning, Physical vapour deposition (PVD) - cathode sputtering, Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition (PECVD), In-time and In-situ optimization of the deposition process Lecture 4. Growth of gas aggregated nanoparticles and GLAD films Introduction - dimensions of surfaces, Growth of gas aggregated nanoparticles, Haberland concept, Theory of the growth and formation of nanoparticles in GAS, Investigation of deposited clusters, size and size distribution, Multicomponent, multimaterial and core-shell nanoparticles, Advanced and alternative methods for production of nanoparticles, Glancing angle deposition - GLAD, Atomic layer deposition - ALD Lecture 5. Theory of thin film growth, nanocomposite coatings and films with plasma polymer matrix Thin film nucleation, growth, and microstructural evolution, Film formation and structure, Nanocomposite coatings for severe applications, Metal based nanocomposites and their properties, Plasma polymer composites Lecture 6. Plasma polymer films, chemical vapor deposition and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition Chemical vapor deposition, Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, Plasma polymerization process, Metal based nanocomposites and their properties, Plasma polymer composites Lecture 7. Surface functionalization based on plasma techniques, surface treatment, surface free energy, cell-surface interaction, plasma-assisted tissue engineering and plasma etching Plasma polymer-surface treatment, Interaction of plasma with polymer surface, Plasma assisted modification of biointerfaces, Surface-free energy - hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces, Plasma etching Lecture 8. Antimicrobial surfaces Introduction - antimicrobial surfaces, Basic concept of antimicrobial coatings, Antibacterial non-fouling surfaces, Metal-based antimicrobials, Artificial Antibacterial Surfaces, doped and enriched thin films, Antibacterial surfaces for implants Lecture 9. Plasma for medicine: plasma sources, characteristics and plasma interaction with living tissue Introductory to biology and medicine, Discharges and their applicability for plasma medicine, Mechanisms of plasma interactions with cells, Plasma-assisted healing and treatment of diseases Lecture 10. Plasma sterilisation and decontamination Plasma Sterilisation of different surfaces, Plasma species and factors active for sterilisation, Physical and biochemical effects of plasma on microorganism, living tissue sterilisation, Plasma decontamination of air streams, Plasma decontamination of water, Plasma treatment of blood Lecture 11. Nanostructures for biosensors Introduction to nanomaterials for sensing applications, Biosensors and detection of complex systems, Biosensors based on surface plasmon effects, Surface enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Fiber Optic Sensors - namely lossy mode resonance Lecture 12. Advances in (nano)material science, thin films and interfaces Functional Thin
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