KJM4500 – Surface and nano chemistry
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
Intermolecular forces and forces between surfaces. Surface tension, wetting, contact angles, and monomolecular films. Adsorption from gas, liquid and solution, and interactions between proteins and surfaces. Surface analysis. Reactions at interfaces. Formation of nanoparticles: Nucleation and micellar formation. Electrical double layers, electro kinetics and stability of dispersions and emulsions. Adhesion mechanisms and technology.
Learning outcome
The student will obtain an understanding of interactions between surfaces and gases, liquids or solutions, and how interfaces are important in many technological an biological processes. The student will be able to use this knowledge in practical applications.
Admission
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If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.
Prerequisites
Recommended previous knowledge
KJM 1010, KJM 1020, KJM 1030 and KJM 1040.
Overlapping courses
KJ202, KJ206 og KJM3010.
Teaching
Lectures (34 h), exercises (15h) and lab (30h).
Examination
Written (4 hrs) or oral at the end of the course. A multiple choice exam in the middle of the course will count 20%.
Examination support material
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Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Explanations and appeals
Resit an examination
This course offers both postponed and resit of examination. Read more:
Withdrawal from an examination
It is possible to take the exam up to 3 times. If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline or during the exam, this will be counted as an examination attempt.
Special examination arrangements
Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.
Other
The laboratory course is valid in 5 semesters after it was taken.
English speaking students must contact the person responsible for the course, and no later than one week before the first lecture is given. English speaking students must also contact the Officer of Academic affairs (eksamenskonsulenten) at VU10, if the final, written examination is required in English. If the teaching is in English, the written examination will also be in English.