FY514: Nanobioscience Systems (5 ECTS)

STADS: 07001401

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.
1st quarter.

Teacher responsible
Email: adam@memphys.sdu.dk

Additional teachers
snv@ifk.sdu.dk

Timetable
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Comment:
Obligatorisk kursus på Nanobioscience-studieretningen. Afvikles med 2x3 timers undervisning per uge. Kan tages som valgfrit kursus af studerende i fysik eller kemi samt studerende efter 2. år på medicin-, ingeniør- eller BMB-studier.
Kontakt Adam Cohen Simonsen for yderligere spørgsmål.

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
The science year (first year) must have been attended.

Course introduction
The course treats the core elements of modern biologically inspired nanoscience inculding size effects at the nanoscale, self assembly and examples of functional nanostructures. The goal is fundamental understanding of basic mechanisms and principles governing the structure and function of nanostructures in biological and bio-inspired systems.

Expected learning outcome
At the end of the course, the students are expected to be able to:

• Read and explain selected parts of scientific papers in the field.
• Apply relevant theory to make simple calculations on phenomena in biological nanosystems.
• Apply the theory of Langmuir monolayers including simple calculations with van der Waals equation of state.
• Describe methods for biological functionalization of solid surfaces including supported mono and double layers, self assembled monolayers and microcontact printing.
• Use central concepts related to DNA nanochemistry.

Subject overview
Topics in the course include:

• Introduction to nanoscience
• Size effects at the nanoscale.
• Driving forces for self assembly
• Thermodynamics of self assembly
• Diffusion
• The role of water in biology and the hydrophobic effect
• Self assembly og amphiphiles including micelle and membrane formation
• Liposomes
• Nano particles and Quantum Dots
• Langmuir monolayers and van der Waals equation of state
• Self assembly on solid surfaces.
• DNA nanotechnology
• Sensors and drug delivery

Literature

• Noter, slides og opgaver som udleveres og er tilgængelige på Blackboard.

Syllabus
See syllabus.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
A 3-hour written exam. Notes and books are allowed. External examiner. Marks according to the Danish 7-scale.

Reexamination after 2nd quarter.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

Undervisningen er en kombination af forelæsninger (21 timer), opgaveregning, gruppearbejde og individuelle fremlæggelser (21 timer) samt laboratoriedemonstrationer og evt. en ekskursion (8 timer).
Educational activities

Language
This course is taught in English, if international students participate. Otherwise the course is taught in Danish.

Remarks
The course is compulsory for nanobiosciene students and relevant as an optional course for students in physics, chemistry, molecular biology and medicine.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
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