本课程是应用化学专业涉及功能材料研究与应用领域新进展的知识拓展课。课程系统讲授在材料化学基础上发展起来的各类新型功能材料的特性、制备工艺、表征手段及其应用。主要内容包括纳米材料、先进结构材料及功能复合材料等。通过本课程的学习，使学生对当前功能材料发展的前沿有初步的了解，拓宽本专业学生在新材料领域的知识面。The course is an extended knowledge field for the undergraduates majoring in applied chemistry in respect to research and application in functional materials and aims at the properties, preparation procedures, characterization and application of every new functional materials based on the material chemistry. The contents include nanomaterials, advanced structure materials and functional composite materials.