Certificate of Achievement
Wael Mohammed Ahmed Al-hemyari
has completed the following course:
Discovering Science: Chemical Products
Discovering Science: Chemical Products explored how chemistry plays a part in our lives every day. The course looked at how biomaterials have inspired the development of new ‘bio-inspired’ materials, and how chemistry is used in the development of consumer products.
2 weeks, 5 hours per week
Professor Paul C Taylor
Professor of Chemical Education & Director of Student Education
University of Leeds
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Identify how an understanding of natural fibres has led to the development of synthetic fibres.
- Explore how bio-inspired materials have the potential to make significant impacts on our everyday lives.
- Investigate the chemistry behind everyday household products.
- Explore the impacts of consumer products.
Syllabus
- Everyday biomaterials and their molecular properties.
- The molecular structure of wool and silk and how this has developed over the last century.
- The influence of natural materials on the development of man-made fibres.
- The potential uses of self-assembling peptides within the human body.
- The creation of hydrogels from self-assembling peptides.
- The development of synthetic spider silk.
- The future of bio-inspired materials.
- The creation of composite biomaterials that combine organic and inorganic components.
- Assignment: prepare a press release to communicate the science of ‘composite bio-inspired materials’.
- The science and environmental impact of everyday household products.
- The evolution of effective, safe and economical products.
- The use of surfactants in household products.
- The chemistry of hair dyes and how they are tested and regulated.
- The significance of the chemical industry.
- The complexity between scientific fact and public perception of consumer products.
- Parabens and the controversy that surrounds their use as preservatives.
- Construct a science writing text.
- Assignment: prepare a newspaper article about the controversy around the use of parabens.
Accreditation
This course has been certified by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to continuing professional development principles. By completing the course the learner has achieved 14 hours of CPD time.
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Issued on 25th January 2018
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