The University of Basra Organizes a Course on the Production of Nanoparticles Using Physical Methods

The Marine Sciences Center at the University of Basra organized a course titled “Production of Nanoparticles Using Physical Methods.”

The course aimed to provide participants with basic knowledge of nanomaterials, their manufacturing methods, characterization, and practical applications.

The course, taught by lecturer Anwar Abdulkarim Juma and a number of researchers, included an introduction to physical methods · the “top-down” principle for reducing condensed materials to nanometric dimensions (1–100 nanometers) and the most prominent physical techniques: high-energy milling (ball milling): its mechanism, influencing factors (milling time, temperature, and additives), and the production of nanoscale powders; and physical vapor deposition (PVD): Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) and Sputtering for the preparation of thin films and pure particles, and Laser Ablation and Electrospraying for the production of fine particles using a high electric field.

The course highlighted the advantages of producing high-purity particles (without toxic chemicals), good size control, and suitability for various metals and oxides.