Biosensors, 5 op

Core content

• Applications and requirements of biosensors.
• Principles of molecular recognition in different biosensors.
• Detection methods: electrodes, optical sensors, intracellular sensors, Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) sensors and other sensor types.
• Miniaturization and biocompatibility.
• Examples of single cell measurements with biosensors.

Complementary knowledge

• Light microscopy
• Principles of electrochemistry, operation principles of optical sensors.
• Principles of cellular level measurement conditions.
• Micro ElectroMechanical systems (MEMS)