Nanomedicine in Chemistry Education: Development of a Digital Learning Module with Real Life Experiments

Antonia Fruntke¹, Nicolai ter Horst¹, Christoph Bley¹, Benedikt Blümbott¹, Mira Behnke^{2, 3}, Leanne M. Stafast^{2, 3}, Antje Vollrath^{2, 3}, Ulrich S. Schubert^{2, 3} and Timm Wilke^{1, 3,}

¹Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry Education, Friedrich Schiller University Jena,

²August-Bebel-Straße 2, 07743 Jena, Germany

³Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena,

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Antonia Fruntke, Nicolai ter Horst, Christoph Bley, Benedikt Blümbott, Mira Behnke, Leanne M. Stafast, Antje Vollrath, Ulrich S. Schubert and Timm Wilke. Nanomedicine in Chemistry Education: Development of a Digital Learning Module with Real Life Experiments. World Journal of Chemical Education. 2023; 11(3):97-103. doi: 10.12691/WJCE-11-3-13

Abstract

This publication introduces a digital learning module on the topic of nanomedicine for chemistry education in high schools and for student laboratories. Nanoparticles provide a modern approach for treating diseases. By encapsulating active ingredients in nanoparticles the ingredients are not distributed in the entire body, but can be specifically transported and released to the target organs and tissues. The advantage of this approach is that a higher dose can reach the designated target while minimizing the overall dosage and resulting side effects. This research topic offers excellent links to classical school chemistry contents such as polymer chemistry, polymerization, ester formation and cleavage, polarity, and solubility. The digital learning module is based on a differentiation grid that offers students with varying learning backgrounds an individual way to access and engage with the module.

Keywords

drug delivery, nanomedicine, digitalization, polyesters, nanoparticle, esterification, hydrolysis, high school / introductory chemistry, first-year undergraduate / general laboratory, differentiation grid.

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