Silanes for Building Protection: A Case Study in Systems Thinking Approach to Materials Science Education
Silanes, and organically modified silanes in particular, are commercially used to protect the built environment from deterioration and, in indoor applications, to minimize water vapor condensation and microbiological contamination. Increasing their uptake, we argue in this study, includes the need t...
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| author | Rosaria Ciriminna Yael Albo Alexandra Fidalgo Laura Ilharco Mario Pagliaro |
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| description | Silanes, and organically modified silanes in particular, are commercially used to protect the built environment from deterioration and, in indoor applications, to minimize water vapor condensation and microbiological contamination. Increasing their uptake, we argue in this study, includes the need to adopt a systems-thinking view of this green chemistry technology. After identifying the key advantages of these coatings, we highlight important educational consequences to undergraduate courses and doctoral programs in chemistry and materials science which are common in many research topics, well beyond nanocoating science and technology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9aea00c4814a4ceb8ae3fe37e8d89c492023-11-20T05:14:45ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022020-06-0110717110.3390/educsci10070171Silanes for Building Protection: A Case Study in Systems Thinking Approach to Materials Science EducationRosaria Ciriminna0Yael Albo1Alexandra Fidalgo2Laura Ilharco3Mario Pagliaro4Istituto per Lo Studio Dei Materiali Nanostrutturati, CNR, Via U. La Malfa 153, 90146 Palermo, ItalyDepartment Chemical Engineering, Materials and Biotechnology, The Center for Radical Reactions, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, IsraelCentro de Química-Física Molecular and IN-Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, PortugalCentro de Química-Física Molecular and IN-Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, PortugalIstituto per Lo Studio Dei Materiali Nanostrutturati, CNR, Via U. La Malfa 153, 90146 Palermo, ItalySilanes, and organically modified silanes in particular, are commercially used to protect the built environment from deterioration and, in indoor applications, to minimize water vapor condensation and microbiological contamination. Increasing their uptake, we argue in this study, includes the need to adopt a systems-thinking view of this green chemistry technology. After identifying the key advantages of these coatings, we highlight important educational consequences to undergraduate courses and doctoral programs in chemistry and materials science which are common in many research topics, well beyond nanocoating science and technology.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/10/7/171systems thinkingsol-gelmaterials sciencechemistry educationdoctoral programs |
| spellingShingle | Rosaria Ciriminna Yael Albo Alexandra Fidalgo Laura Ilharco Mario Pagliaro Silanes for Building Protection: A Case Study in Systems Thinking Approach to Materials Science Education Education Sciences systems thinking sol-gel materials science chemistry education doctoral programs |
| title | Silanes for Building Protection: A Case Study in Systems Thinking Approach to Materials Science Education |
| title_full | Silanes for Building Protection: A Case Study in Systems Thinking Approach to Materials Science Education |
| title_fullStr | Silanes for Building Protection: A Case Study in Systems Thinking Approach to Materials Science Education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Silanes for Building Protection: A Case Study in Systems Thinking Approach to Materials Science Education |
| title_short | Silanes for Building Protection: A Case Study in Systems Thinking Approach to Materials Science Education |
| title_sort | silanes for building protection a case study in systems thinking approach to materials science education |
| topic | systems thinking sol-gel materials science chemistry education doctoral programs |
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