Teacher(s)
Language
English
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Main themes
Topics covered in this course deal with the use of functional polymers for the development of advanced materials/devices used for organic electronics, energy storage and generation, photonics, storage data, sensing, smart packaging, tissue engineering, biomedical devices, high performance textiles, devices for aeronautics, automotive, etc. Different approaches of nano-/micro-/macro-fabrication, processing and surface functionalization involving the use of polymers will be studied. Polymer materials showing self-repairing, stimuli-responsive, bioactive, shape-memory, (semi-)conductive, ferromagnetic , etc. properties will be addressed.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | Contribution of the course to the program objectivesAt the end of the course, the student will be able to :
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
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Content
Projects, reports, laboratories and oral presentations on the proposed topics.
Teaching methods
The course is based on projects and laboratories.
During the semester, students in groups of three (or four), study, on the basis of the documents provided by the teachers and on their own bibliographic research, three topics selected by the teachers. For some of the topics studied, students are requested to consider the environmental, economic and societal consequences of the technologies and/or materials employed, as well as the challenges to be met in order to mitigate these consequences. Each topic is studied during two or three weeks. At the end of each period, all the groups hand in reports and some groups, selected by the teachers, present a 10 or 20 min seminar, according to the teacher's recommendations. Each group performs a laboratory related to the macromolecular nanotechnology during the semester and hands in a report.
During the semester, students in groups of three (or four), study, on the basis of the documents provided by the teachers and on their own bibliographic research, three topics selected by the teachers. For some of the topics studied, students are requested to consider the environmental, economic and societal consequences of the technologies and/or materials employed, as well as the challenges to be met in order to mitigate these consequences. Each topic is studied during two or three weeks. At the end of each period, all the groups hand in reports and some groups, selected by the teachers, present a 10 or 20 min seminar, according to the teacher's recommendations. Each group performs a laboratory related to the macromolecular nanotechnology during the semester and hands in a report.
Evaluation methods
Students are evaluated on the basis of
The final evaluation is an oral examination. It is based on the reading, understanding and criticism of a scientific paper dealing with some topics studied during the semester.
The final grade will be based on:
- an oral exam at the end of the semester which will count for 50% of the final grade
- the word done during the whole semester which will count for 50% of the final grade. The mark attributed to the work done during the quadrimester is acquired for all the sessions of the academic year, by virtue of the article 78 of the RGEE.
- their work during the semester and
- a final examination.
The final evaluation is an oral examination. It is based on the reading, understanding and criticism of a scientific paper dealing with some topics studied during the semester.
The final grade will be based on:
- an oral exam at the end of the semester which will count for 50% of the final grade
- the word done during the whole semester which will count for 50% of the final grade. The mark attributed to the work done during the quadrimester is acquired for all the sessions of the academic year, by virtue of the article 78 of the RGEE.
Other information
It is recommended to have attended to the LMAPR2019 'Polymer Science and Engineering' or equivalent course.
Online resources
Moodle website : https://moodle.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=1890
Bibliography
Chapitres de livres, articles de revue, articles scientifiques, rapports des groupes.
Tous ces documents sont mis à disposition sur Moodle.
Book chapters, reviews, scientific articles and reports done by the groups.
All the documents are available via Moodle.
Tous ces documents sont mis à disposition sur Moodle.
Book chapters, reviews, scientific articles and reports done by the groups.
All the documents are available via Moodle.
Faculty or entity
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in Chemical and Materials Engineering
Master [120] in Biomedical Engineering
Master [120] in Chemistry
Master [120] in Physical Engineering
Advanced Master in Nanotechnologies