Aim
Students should acquire a basic knowledge about aerosols (system in which particles are suspended in a gas) and their physical and chemical properties. Students should achieve understanding of the generation, dispersion, transformation and deposition mechanism as well as get familiar with the measurements techniques. Students should obtain a basic knowledge to be able to evaluate effects of airborne particles on environment and human health. During the course students will get familiar with several applications like nanotechnology, abatement, production, pharmaceutical and clean room technologies.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• Be able to explain and use basic concepts within aerosol technology.

• Describe typical measurement techniques which are based on mechanical, electrical and optical properties of aerosols.

• Be able to describe the most important effects that airborne particles have on environment and human health.

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

Contents
Aerosol physics, aerosol chemistry, sources and sinks of aerosols in indoor and outdoor environments, lung deposition, particles size distribution, sampling and measurement techniques. Aerosol properties and typical particle pollution in indoor and working environments as well as in ambient air. Particles effects on human health and environment. Application of aerosol technology in clean room technology, electronics and pharmaceutical industry. Laboratories are compulsory as they provide opportunity to observe aerosol physical properties as well as give practical experience in measuring particles with various instruments.

Literature
Hinds, Aerosol Technology, John Wiley and Sons, 1999, 2nd edition. Additional literature in a folder and a short compendium in Swedish will be sold at cost price at the introductory lecture.