Nanotechnology & Additive Manufacturing II

Module code: MEU44MM1 (2025/26 papers filed as MEU44M11) · Semester: Semester 2

Themes: MAI track · Theme 1: Energy; MAI track · Theme 2: Bioengineering/Manufacturing; MAI track · Theme 3: Mechanical/Manufacturing; BSc track · Theme 1: Energy/Fluids/Manufacturing; BSc track · Theme 2: Bioengineering/Manufacturing; BSc track · Theme 3: Mechanical/Manufacturing

Resources

• Module descriptor (TCD)

Questions by Year

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• 2025/26
• 2023/24
• 2021/22
• 2020/21
• 2019/20

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Topics

• Nanomaterials, nanostructured surfaces and nanoscale interactions LO1
• Nanoscale manufacturing and characterisation LO2
• Applications of nanotechnology LO3–4
• Additive manufacturing principles and applications LO5
• Polymer, ceramic, semiconductor and nanomaterial AM processes LO5–6
• Economics of AM and nanotechnology LO4

Learning outcomes

1. Understand how materials behave at the nanoscale compared with bulk
2. Understand how nanomaterials and nanostructured surfaces are made and characterised
3. Know the principles of nanotechnology and nanoscale devices
4. Explore the impact of nanotechnology on electronics, energy, medicine and AM
5. Understand additive manufacturing based on photopolymers, ceramic sintering and metal melting
6. Compare SLM, inkjet, stereolithography and FDM and their parameters

Summarised from the module descriptor, checked November 2026.