BMT-7816 Biosensors, 5 cr
Additional information
Suitable for postgraduate studies.
Person responsible
Sampo Tuukkanen, Jukka Lekkala, Antti Vehkaoja
Lessons
| Implementation | Period | Person responsible | Requirements |
| BMT-7816 2018-01 | 3 - 4 |
Jukka Lekkala Sampo Tuukkanen Antti Vehkaoja |
Passed exercises, laboratory work and examination. |
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of the course the student will understand the physical operating principles of biosensors. He/she knows the basic terms and definitions. He/she understand the biology of the sensing elements and specific molecular recognition principles. The student is able to give examples of different biosensor structures and is able to understand and analyse measurement circuits and amplifiers that have been used with them. The student can model and simulate the function of simple biosensors. He/she understands the limitations of the sensors. The student can list different biosensors and of their application areas.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Applications and requirements of biosensors. | Definitions of concentration, sampling principles | |
| 2. | Principles of molecular recognition, structure of enzyme and antibody, immunosensors, modeling of reactions, immobilization techniques. | Immune response, bacteria and viruses, self-assembled membranes | Molecular modeling, Langmuir-Blodgett -thin film technology |
| 3. | Detection methods, electrodes, ISFET, optical sensors, Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) sensor, piezoelectric resonators and thermal sensors. | Principles of electrochemistry, operation principles of optical fibre sensors, modeling of SPR sensor. | |
| 4. | Miniaturization, biocompatibility, microanalyzers and BioMEMS structures. | Biomaterials, Micro Electro Mechanical systems (MEMS) | |
| 5. | Examples of commercial biosensors. |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
The grade of the course is determined based on the weekly exercises, laboratory exercises and final examination. If the student knows the core material well, there is a possibility to pass the course with grade 3. The supplementing knowledge must be also known in order to reach a grade of 4 or 5. If in the core material there are minor shortcomings, the student will have an opportunity for the grade 1 or 2 depending on the amount of the shortcomings. Activity in exercises gives the opportunity for the additional points in the examination. If there are considerable shortcomings in the knowledge of the core material, the student will not pass the course.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)
Partial passing:
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Additional information | Examination material |
| Book | Biomolecular sensors | Gizeli and Lowe | 0-7484-0791-X | Yes | ||
| Book | Engineering Biosensors - Kinetics and Design Applications | Ajit Sadana | 0-12-613763-3 | Chapters 2 & 3 | Yes | |
| Lecture slides | Biosensors | Jukka Lekkala | Yes |
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| BMT-3036 Microsensors | Advisable |
Additional information about prerequisites
Chemistry and biochemistry studies help understanding the biological part of biosensors. The english courses are for international students.
Correspondence of content
| Course | Corresponds course | Description |
| BMT-7816 Biosensors, 5 cr | ASE-7816 Biosensors, 5 cr |