NANOTECHNOLOGY LATEST 2026 STUDY GUIDE
Environmental Nanotechnology
Nanomaterials Synthesis,
Characterization,
and Colloidal Properties
, Lecture Outline
▪ Nanomaterial synthesis
Bottom-up & top-down approach
▪ Nanomaterial properties and characterization
▪ Structure, morphology, and chemistry
▪ Principles of light-material interactions
▪ Structural, size and shape characterization
▪ The colloidal nature of nanoparticles
▪ The colloidal state
▪ Size, shape, surface area, sedimentation, and diffusion
▪ Surface physical-chemical properties
, Nanomaterials Synthesis
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