The course is aimed at giving the student a complex of knowledge relating to the classification, properties and industrial use of natural and biomimetic materials, as well as green nanomaterials. Some notes will also be provided on the processing and practical applications of these materials.
In particular, the student must know the main properties of the materials that will be treated, in relation to the general skills possessed, in order to establish the possible applications and limits of use.

D1 - Knowledge and comprehension skills
At the end of the course, the student will have to know the classification and properties of the materials treated.
D2 - Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
The student will have to be able to determine if a particular MNB is suitable in a certain field of application.
D3 - Autonomy of judgment
The student must be able to evaluate, choosing among the various possibilities, which is the MNB material, among those treated, most suitable for a given application.
D4 - Communication skills
The student must be able to describe the characteristics of an MNB and its properties.
D5 - Learning skills
The student must be able to interpret and use technical manuals to make the choice of an MNB for a particular job.

General and organic chemistry.
General and mechanical properties of materials. Crystal structure, state diagrams.
Basic notions of biology.

Introduction to natural and biomimetic materials (MNB).
Classification of MNB: materials of mineral, vegetable and animal origin.
Mineral MNB: general information. Granite and synthetic granite: properties and applications. Natural and synthetic marble: properties and applications. Basalt: use of the material in the form of fibers.
Vegetable MNB: characteristics, properties and uses of wood and materials derived from it. Industrial methods for the functional and aesthetic finishing of wood and derived products. Technologies for working with wood and derived materials. The life cycle of wood and the materials derived from it. Vegetable waxes: production and uses. Vegetable fibers: cotton and rayon, flax fibers. Resins of vegetable origin: rosin, resins for plant-based composite materials. Other topics: liquids of vegetable origin for industrial use (solvent, fuels, etc.), use of starch, bamboo.
MNB of animal origin: history of MNB of animal origin. Leather and synthetic replacement materials. Silk and synthetic counterparts. Other topics: use of collagen, shellac.
Recap on biopolymers.
Overview on natural hybrid and nanostructured materials. Examples (nacre, bone, natural adhesives, natural superhydrophobic surfaces) and emerging properties.
Bioinspired materials. Biomimicry principles. Bioinspired hybrid materials for: structural applications, adhesives, superhydrophobic surfaces, photonics. Examples, properties and bioinspired fabrication techniques.
Nanostructured materials with particular attention to nanomaterials and nanotechnologies based on sustainable compounds and processes, and aimed at applications in the field of sustainability.

Lecture notes.
Videolessons.

Introduction to natural and biomimetic materials (MNB).
Classification of MNB: materials of mineral, vegetable and animal origin.
Mineral MNB: general information. Granite and synthetic granite: properties and applications. Natural and synthetic marble: properties and applications. Basalt: use of the material in the form of fibers.
Vegetable MNB: characteristics, properties and uses of wood and materials derived from it. Industrial methods for the functional and aesthetic finishing of wood and derived products. Technologies for working with wood and derived materials. The life cycle of wood and the materials derived from it. Vegetable waxes: production and uses. Vegetable fibers: cotton and rayon, flax fibers. Resins of vegetable origin: rosin, resins for plant-based composite materials. Other topics: liquids of vegetable origin for industrial use (solvent, fuels, etc.), use of starch, bamboo.
MNB of animal origin: history of MNB of animal origin. Leather and synthetic replacement materials. Silk and synthetic counterparts. Other topics: use of collagen, shellac.
Recap on biopolymers.
Overview on natural hybrid and nanostructured materials. Examples (nacre, bone, natural adhesives, natural superhydrophobic surfaces) and emerging properties.
Bioinspired materials. Biomimicry principles. Bioinspired hybrid materials for: structural applications, adhesives, superhydrophobic surfaces, photonics. Examples, properties and bioinspired fabrication techniques.
Classification and properties of the mani nanomaterials and nanostructures.

Frontal lessons.
Classroom exercises.
Multimedia.
The teaching methods will be adapted to the needs dictated by the ongoing emergency.

Final written exam, consisting of: multiple choice questions, questions and open-ended questions concerning the topics covered in the course (Knowledge and ability to
understanding, knowledge and ability of
applied comprehension, autonomy of judgment e
Communication skills).
Those who pass the final written test can record the mark obtained.
Oral exam: it will consist of three questions regarding the topics presented in the course (Knowledge and ability of
comprehension). During the exam the student must be able to answer general and application questions regarding the course topics (Knowledge and ability of
applied comprehension), expressing itself using the terminology learned and justifying his/her autonomous (Autonomy of judgment e
Communication skills). Each answer will be evaluated on a scale from 0 to 10. The final mark will be the sum of the three partial votes obtained.

This course concurs to the realization of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development