Day-to-Day Responsibilities
Designs experiments to make nanoparticles of a chosen size, shape and material, such as silver, gold or carbon-based particles.
Synthesises particles by chemical reduction, or by greener biological routes that use plant extracts, bacteria or fungi.
Characterises particles with electron microscopes, spectroscopy and particle-size tools to check size, shape and structure.
Tests how particles behave in a liquid, for example whether they stay spread out or clump together.
Runs application tests, such as antimicrobial activity, drug-carrier performance or catalytic performance, and records the results.
Follows lab safety and waste rules for chemicals and nanomaterials, and keeps detailed lab notebooks.
Reads research papers, writes reports and presents findings to supervisors, funders or industry partners.
