ULTRASTRUCTURAL METHODS FOR THE CULTURAL HERITAGE

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Training objectives: Acquiring knowledge on topics of light and electron microscopy, bearing in mind that microscopic techniques have an important role in studying the ultrastructure both in biotechnology and in the preservation of cultural heritage.
Prerequisites
: Materials chemistry, optical physics.
Course programme
: Principles of optical physics. Principles of structure of matter. Techniques for preparation of materials of biological origin and non-organic.
Transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, diffraction and microanalysis of materials, electron microscopy AFM and STM, fluorescence microscopy. Microscopy techniques applied to cultural heritage preservation.
Didactic methods
: Lectures, laboratory work
Learning assessment procedures
: Written report with discussion
Reference texts
: C.Scala, G. Pasquinelli e G. Cenacchi-Microscopie in biologia e medicina- Edizioni CLUEB
The teacher supplies Power Point presentation of lessons.