Diffraction Methods in (Bio)Polymer and Nanosciences
Times : Thursday 16.40 - 18.10 from 14.10.2021
Location : Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Budapester Strasse 27
SR
The student will be introduced into the general concepts of diffraction by x-rays, electrons and neutrons. The focus is on the study of Soft-Matter and Nanoobjects by these methods including Wide-and Small angle scattering as well as inelastig scattering. The evaluation of structural data of highly disordered systems as polymer are will be addressed as well as the verification of colloidal structures in dynamic systems. As part of the nanobiophysics curriculum the course addresses students , including PhD students in life sciences with a focus on biomaterials , biophysics as well as students from materials sciences in particular with respect to soft matter.
Content:
1. Overview and Introduction into the topic
2. General theoretical background on diffraction - from ordered to disordered systems
3. Experimental methods in x-ray diffraction - Powder, fibres, single crystals
4. How to approach polymer structures - DNA - Helical scattering / Protein Data Base / Protein Crystallography
5. Electron diffraction and molecular imaging, Nanostructures
6. Neutron and Synchroton scattering
7. Scattering on colloids and dissolved macromolecules - Shape matters - SAXS and SANS
8. Ineleastic scattering , dynamics from scattering
9. Texture analysis by diffraction methods
The student will be introduced into the general concepts of diffraction by x-rays, electrons and neutrons. The focus is on the study of Soft-Matter and Nanoobjects by these methods including Wide-and Small angle scattering as well as inelastig scattering. The evaluation of structural data of highly disordered systems as polymer are will be addressed as well as the verification of colloidal structures in dynamic systems. As part of the nanobiophysics curriculum the course addresses students , including PhD students in life sciences with a focus on biomaterials , biophysics as well as students from materials sciences in particular with respect to soft matter.