Course Catalog 2008-2009
Postgraduate

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Course Catalog 2008-2009

MIT-4076 Biosensors, 5 cr

CourseĀ“s person responsible

Jukka Lekkala

Implementations

  Lecture times and places Target group recommended to
Implementation 1   KV-opiskelijat  


Requirements

Passed exercises and examination.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Objectives

Introduces basic principles and techniques used in biosensors. Gives information on applications.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. History of biosensor development, applications and requirements of biosensors.   Definition of concentrations, 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 ElectroMechanical systems (MEMS)   
5. Examples of commercial biosensors.     


Evaluation criteria for the course

Credit points earned from the examination and bonus from exercises specify the mark for the course.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Book   Biomolecular sensors   Gizeli and Lowe   0-7484-0791-X          English  
Book   Engineering Biosensors - Kinetics and Design Applications   Ajit Sadana   0-12-613763-3          English  
Lecture slides   Biosensors   Jukka Lekkala            English  


Prerequisites

Course O/R
MIT-1016 Measurement Technology Recommended  
MIT-4016 Sensor Physics Recommended  
MIT-4036 Microsensors Recommended  

Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)

Additional information

Will be lectured in parallel with the course MIT-4070.

More precise information per implementation

  Description Methods of instruction Implementation
Implementation 1 Introduces basic principles and techniques used in biosensors. Gives information on applications.   Lectures
Excercises
   
Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  


Last modified13.08.2008
ModifierHeikki Jokinen