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Nanotechnology In Agriculture

Prof. Mainak Das · IIT Kanpur

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Lectures

Week 1

  1. Lecture 1: Introduction Video
  2. Lecture 2: What is Nanotechnology Video
  3. Lecture 3: An outline Video
  4. Lecture 4: Agriculture: Natural versus Modern Video
  5. Lecture 5: Modern Agriculture: controlled or out of control Video

Week 2

  1. Lecture 6-A Restart:Utilising Our Discoveries Video
  2. Lecture 7-Classifying nanomaterials Based on Shape and Geometry Video
  3. Lecture 8-Classifying Nanomaterials Based on Chemical Nature Video
  4. Lecture 9-Physical Approaches to Nanomaterial Synthesis Video
  5. Lecture 10-Biological and Chemical Approaches to Nanomaterial Synthesis Video

Week 3

  1. Lecture 11-Detailed Physical Techniques - I Video
  2. Lecture 12-Detailed Physical Techniques - II Video
  3. Lecture 13-Detailed Chemical Techniques Video
  4. Lecture 14-Detailed Biological Techniques Video
  5. Lecture 15-Basic Characterisation Techniques of Nanomaterials Video

Week 4

  1. Lecture 16: Characterisation techniques for physical and chemical surface properties of a material Video
  2. Lecture 17: Nanomaterials in Agriculture Video
  3. Lecture 18: Iron pyrite and seed pre-treatment Video
  4. Lecture 19: nano-Pyrite and its lab trial with chickpea Video
  5. Lecture 20: nano-Pyrite field trial with spinach and its mechanistic details Video

Week 5

  1. Lecture 21: Mechanistic details of the action of Pyrite nano-particle Video
  2. Lecture 22: Application of Pyrite nano-particle in different crops Video
  3. Lecture 23: Application of different nano-particles in Agriculture-I Video
  4. Lecture 24: Benefits of nanoparticles in Agriculture Video
  5. Lecture 25: Nanotechnology in animal production Video

Week 6

  1. Lecture 26: Antioxidant nanomaterial in animal production-I Video
  2. Lecture 27: Antioxidant nanomaterial in animal production-II Video
  3. Lecture 28: Antioxidant nanomaterial in animal production-III Video
  4. Lecture 29: Antioxidant nanomaterial in skeletal muscle development-I Video
  5. Lecture 30: Antioxidant nanomaterial in skeletal muscle development-II Video

Week 7

  1. Lecture 31: Skeletal muscle development and nanomaterial intervention Video
  2. Lecture 32: Fabrication of nano-micro devices to study force generation in muscles Video
  3. Lecture 33: Summarising role of nanomaterials in animal production Video
  4. Lecture 34: Nanomaterials in food processing and preservation-I Video
  5. Lecture 35: Nanomaterials in food processing and preservation-II Video

Week 8

  1. Lecture 36: Multifunctionality of nanomaterial: water purification, waste disposal, and energy Video
  2. Lecture 37: Futuristic multifunctional, sustainable and green nanomaterial Video
  3. Lecture 38: Case study of Titanium dioxide Video
  4. Lecture 39: Case study of Titanium dioxide -II Video
  5. Lecture 40: The future: evolving nano world Video

Live Session

  1. Live Session 11-11-2020 Video

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Kanpur
Department
Biotechnology
Teacher
Prof. Mainak Das
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Biology
Source
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