Nano Biotechnology
Course Name:
Nano Biotechnology (NT754)
Programme:
M.Tech. in Nanotechnology
Semester:
Second
Category:
Elective Courses (Ele)
Credits (L-T-P):
(3-0-0)
Course modules and teaching hours:
Biosynthesis of nanosized materials using microbes, bioconjugation of biomaterials (enzyme) with nanoparticles, different types of inorganic materials used for synthesis of hybrid nano- bio-assemblies, nanoprobes for analytical applications a new methodology in medical diagnostics and biotechnology, synthesis of nanomedicines and its behavior in biological systems. Synthesis of nanodrug carriers (soft, hard), applications of nanomaterials to cancer detection and treatment, Lab on Chip, DNA Micro-array, Protein Micro-array, Bioelectronics, Biobatteries, Biorobotics, Molecular motors.
References:
A.K. Bandyopadhyay, Nanomaterials, New Age Publishers.
T. Pradeep, Nano: The Essentials Uncerstanding Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Tata McGraw Hill,2007
Department:
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering