2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Graduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
Advanced Nano Science
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Ken Nakajima / Wei Pan / Lingyun Zhao
- Class Format
- Lecture (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CAP.P494
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1-2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course is for students in Science Tokyo-Tsinghua University joint graduate program. The course mainly deals with the fundamental concepts of nano-science. Since the instructors and the topics change every year, the course contents will be changed year by year. This is for the joint-program students, but general students who are interested in the content of the lecture are also welcome to take it.
This year, the course topic would be divided into two; (1) nano-materials such as low heat-conductive ceramics and ionic conductive materials, (2) Nanobiomaterials with tissue engineering and cancer theranotics. By these topics, students will catch the overview of nano-science field.
＜Comment from Prof. Wei Pan＞
Teaching the knowledge of ceramic nano materials synthesis process, structure and property characterization and application.
Over the last decade, the integration of advances in materials and life sciences with cutting-edge nanotechnologies has driven biomaterials science into the "nano era". A new term, nanobiomaterials which describing biomaterials with the constituent or surface feature sized between 1 and 100nm, but usually 1-100 nm in at least one dimension, has emerged and caused great attention, either in research or industry. Because of their unique nano effects and characteristics, nanobiomaterials possess extraordinarily unique structures and properties. Therefore, nanobiomaterials have blossomed into one of the most important branches in biomaterials, which show great promising in biomedical applications, such as regenerative medicine, cancer therapy, molecular imaging and theranostics, diagnostics, and drug delivery.
The Course, Nanobiomaterials, aims to address state-of-the-art research progresses in the field of nanobiomaterials. The main topics include nanotechnologies for nanobiomaterials fabrication, developments in biomedical applications, and the challenges of biosafety in clinical applications.
Course description and aims
Learn the knowledge of ceramic nano materials synthesis, structure and property characterization.
After the course learning, the students will master the scope and classification of the field of nanobiomaterials and compile a broad spectrum from fundamental principles to current technological advances, from materials synthesis to biomedical applications along with future prospects.
Keywords
Nano Materials, Ceramics, Nano Materials Synthesis, Nanobiomaterials, Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering, Cancer Theranostics, Magnetic Nanoparticles
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Intensive course
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction to nano-science | Explain the field and meaning of nano-science |
| Class 2 | Oxide nanofibers (1) | Explain the oxide nanofibers synthesis process, mophology and structure analysis |
| Class 3 | Oxide nanofibers (2) | Explain the application of oxide nanofibers as oxide nanofibers in catalyst |
| Class 4 | Oxide nanofibers (3) | Explain the knowledge of electrical property and applications of ceramic nano fibers |
| Class 5 | Defect engineering in development of low thermal conductivity materials | Explain the knowledge of point defect on thermal conductivity |
| Class 6 | Oxide nanofibers (4) | Explain ionic conductive materials |
| Class 7 | Review of the first half of the course (classes 1-6) | Test level of understanding and self-evaluate achievement for classes 1-6. |
| Class 8 | Overview of Nanobiomaterials | Explain basic ideas about nanomaterials, biomaterials, the history and future prospect of nanobiomaterials, including the classification and application. |
| Class 9 | Nanobiomaterials & Tissue Engineering (1) | Explain tissue engineering, especially tissue engineering triad (cell, scaffold and growth factor). Also explain the design and fabrication of scaffold. |
| Class 10 | Nanobiomaterials & Tissue Engineering (2) | Explain the significance of the application of nanobiomaterials in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. |
| Class 11 | Magnetic Nanobiomaterials in Cancer Theranotics | Explain magnetic nanobiomaterials in cancer theranotics |
| Class 12 | Nanobiomaterials and Cancer Theranostics (1) | Explain cancer and the application of nanobiomaterials in cancer therapies, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, ect. |
| Class 13 | Nanobiomaterials and Cancer Theranostics (2) | Explain the application of nanobiomaterials in cancer targeted treatment and theranotics, including passive targeting, active targeting, physic-chemical targeting and homotypic targeting |
| Class 14 | Review of the latter half of the course (classes 8-13) | Test level of understanding and self-evaluate achievement for classes 8-13. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
Nanobiomaterials: Classification, fabrication and biomedical application
Edited by XM Wang, M Ramalingam, XD Kong, LY Zhao
Wiley-VCH, 2018, ISBN: 978-3-527-34067-5
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Non required.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Q and A, Report
Related courses
- MAT.M407 ： Advanced Solid State Physics
- MAT.M421 ： Advanced Course of Quantum Chemistry
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are necessary.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Ken Nakajima: knakaji[at]mct.isct.ac.jp
Wei Pan: panw[at]tsinghua.edu.cn
Lingyun Zhao: lyzhao[at]tsinghua.edu.cn
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.