Laboratory exercises associated with the technical elective courses NE 469 (Special Topics in Micro and Nanoinstruments), NE 479 (Special Topics in Nanoelectronics), NE 489 (Special Topics in Nanoscale Biosystems) and NE 499 (Special Topics in Nanostructured Materials). Lab topics may include: design, fabrication and testing of a micro- or nanofluidic or electronic device; design, fabrication and testing of organic light emitting diodes or organic thin-film transistors; peptide-mediated drug delivery, biomolecular surface patterning and simple peptide/DNA chips; preparation and characterization of MCM-41, preparation and testing of nylon-clay nanocomposite, characterization of morphology and mechanical properties of high-impact nanostructured polymer blends. Laboratory exercises are chosen on the basis of technical elective choices. [Offered: W] Prereq: NE 454L; 4B Nanotechnology Engineering students only
