Course detail
Advanced Colloid Chemistry
FCH-DC_KPDAcad. year: 2020/2021
The course contains selected chapters from advanced colloid chemistry, preferably focused on the issue of students' dissertations:
Significance and types of colloids in biological systems. Van der Waals and electrostatic forces in colloids. Association colloids of amphiphiles. Structure and properties of micellar systems. Bilayer systems of biological systems. Colloidal stability. Phase equilibria of colloids. Experimental techniques of colloid chemistry.
Supervisor
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Not applicable.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites
Co-requisites
Not applicable.
Recommended optional programme components
Not applicable.
Recommended or required reading
Evans, D.F.; Wennerström, H. The Colloidal Domain: Where Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Technology Meet. N. York: Wiley, 1999 (CS)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Not applicable.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Study results are verified by a colloquium (Study and Examination Rules of BUT, Art. 34), which means a discussion on the subject matter, connected with the elaboration of a written work dealing with the assigned subject matter in the range of about 20 text pages; the debate lasts about 30 minutes.
Language of instruction
Czech
Work placements
Not applicable.
Course curriculum
The course contains selected chapters from advanced colloid chemistry, preferably focused on the issue of students' dissertations:
Significance and types of colloids in biological systems. Van der Waals and electrostatic forces in colloids. Association colloids of amphiphiles. Structure and properties of micellar systems. Bilayer systems of biological systems. Colloidal stability. Phase equilibria of colloids. Experimental techniques of colloid chemistry.
Aims
Not applicable.
eLearning
eLearning: currently opened course