4 ECTS credits
120 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4016057FNR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.
The biophotonics course is split into three components: a biological, a technical and an assignment.
Before the start of the Biophotonics course, the students will be given the option to lecture a part of the biological course (lectures 1-4). If a student chooses to provide a lecture, he or she will not be required to complete the biological component of the biophotonics exam. This option is provided so that those who have previous experience of the biological component will be challenged sufficiently, whilst maintaining a level of course content that students with no previous experience in the field can feasibly manage:
1. Introduction: Necessity of biophotonics, public health, eco preservation, maritime, industrial, domestic, medical, biotechnology, aquatic Environments
2. Micro-organisms: Bacteria, virus, protozoa, algae, phylogeny, structure and function
3. Fundamental biomolecules: nucleic acids, amino acids, DNA/RNA replication, transcription, translation, antibodies, antigens, enzymes, fatty acids, carbohydrates
4. Physiology: immune system, nervous system
5. Flow cytometry: Principle and applications, cell enumeration, discrimination, fluorescent in-situ, hybridisation, DNA probes, cell sorting advantages and disadvantages
6. PCR techniques: Hybridisation, DNA amplification, molecular probes, real time PCR
7. Microscopy: bright field microscopy, phase contrast microscopy, dark field microscopy, differential interference contrast microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, confocal microscopy, atomic force microscopy, electron microscopy
8. Optical coherence tomography: principles, time-domain OCT, fourier domain OCT, swept-source OCT, optical properties of tissues, system aspects, applications
9. Labeled sensors: sensor requirements, ELISA tests, gold nanoparticle labels, quantum dot labels, bead-based assays, padlock probes
10. Label-free sensors: advantages, surface plasmon sensors, evanescent wave sensors, Mach-Zehnder interferometers, resonant cavities
11. Lab-on-a-chip: principles, DNA microarrays, introduction to microfluidics
Teaching Methods: Classroom lectures, lab sessions (microscopy).
Lab Sessions:
Compulsory - demonstrations of microscopy
Assignment:
Compulsory - students will have to write a paper consisting of 2000 words on a Biophotonic topic of their choice
Part of the lectures will be given in UGent, part of the lectures at VUB, but there is the option of teleclassing
Exposing the student to various basic concepts in the field of biophotonics.
The course will provide an insight into the basics of photonics and biology: Microorganisms, biomolecules, acquiring understanding in the principles behind microscopy, cytometry, PCR techniques, imaging techniques, labeled and label-free sensors, lab-on-a-chip
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Schriftelijk bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Schriftelijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Evaluation Methods: Evaluation during examination period
Examination Methods: written closed-book exam
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: fotonica: Standaard traject
Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: biomedische ingenieurstechnieken: Standaard traject
Master of Photonics Engineering: On campus traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Photonics Engineering: Online/Digital traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Startplan (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profiel Radiation Physics (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profiel Biomechanics and Biomaterials (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profiel Sensors and Medical Devices (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profiel Neuro-Engineering (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Standaard traject (NIEUW) (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)