Coffer Jeffery L, Canham Leigh T
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USA.
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Nanomaterials (Basel). 2021 Feb 23;11(2):553. doi: 10.3390/nano11020553.
Pedagogical tools are needed that link multidisciplinary nanoscience and technology (NST) to multiple state-of-the-art applications, including those requiring new fabrication routes relying on green synthesis. These can both educate and motivate the next generation of entrepreneurial NST scientists to create innovative products whilst protecting the environment and resources. Nanoporous silicon shows promise as such a tool as it can be fabricated from plants and waste materials, but also embodies many key educational concepts and key industrial uses identified for NST. Specific mechanical, thermal, and optical properties become highly tunable through nanoporosity. We also describe exceptional properties for nanostructured silicon like medical biodegradability and efficient light emission that open up new functionality for this semiconductor. Examples of prior lecture courses and potential laboratory projects are provided, based on the author's experiences in academic chemistry and physics departments in the USA and UK, together with industrial R&D in the medical, food, and consumer-care sectors. Nanoporous silicon-based lessons that engage students in the basics of entrepreneurship can also readily be identified, including idea generation, intellectual property, and clinical translation of nanomaterial products.
需要一些教学工具，将多学科纳米科学与技术（NST）与多种先进应用联系起来，包括那些需要依靠绿色合成的新制造路线的应用。这些工具既能教育又能激励下一代具有创业精神的NST科学家创造创新产品，同时保护环境和资源。纳米多孔硅有望成为这样一种工具，因为它可以由植物和废料制成，而且还体现了许多为NST确定的关键教育概念和关键工业用途。通过纳米孔隙率，特定的机械、热和光学性能变得高度可调。我们还描述了纳米结构硅的特殊性能，如医学上的生物可降解性和高效发光，这些为这种半导体开辟了新的功能。根据作者在美国和英国学术化学和物理系的经验，以及在医疗、食品和个人护理领域的工业研发经验，提供了先前讲座课程和潜在实验室项目的例子。还可以很容易地找到以纳米多孔硅为基础的课程，让学生参与创业基础知识的学习，包括创意产生、知识产权以及纳米材料产品的临床转化等。
