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FY514: Nanobioscience Systems (5 ECTS)

STADS: 07009401

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.

Teacher responsible
Email: adam@memphys.sdu.dk

Timetable
Group Type Day Time Classroom Weeks Comment
Common I Tuesday 10-12 U149D 36
Common I Tuesday 10-12 U57 37
Common I Tuesday 08-10 U68 38,43
Common I Tuesday 10-12 U48A 39
Common I Tuesday 10-12 U17 41
Common I Tuesday 10-12 U49D 45-46
H1 TL Tuesday 08-12 Lab 8 og 9 44
H1 TL Wednesday 10-14 Lab 8 og 9 40
H1 TE Thursday 10-12 U69 37-39,41
H1 TE Thursday 10-12 U17 43,45-46
H1 TL Thursday 10-14 Lab 8 og 9 44
H1 TE Friday 08-10 U103 36
H1 TL Friday 10-14 Lab 8 og 9 40
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Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
The first year must have been attended.

Course introduction
The course treats the central topics of colloid and interface science with an emphasis on characteristic size effects at the nanoscale. The aim is an understanding of the fundamental mechanisms and principles governing the structure and function of nanostructures in biological and bio-inspired systems. The course includes experimental exercises involving topics from the theoretical part of the course.

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

  • Describe relevant physical effects and phenomena at the nanoscale.
  • Apply relevant theory to make calculations on biological nanosystems.
  • Describe relevant experiments and characterization techniques.
Subject overview
Topics in the course include:

  • var der Waals forces and hydrophobic interactions.
  • Theory of diffusion
  • Surface effects, capillary effects and wetting.
  • Laplace pressure
  • Thermodynamic theory of self-assembly.
  • Self-assembly of amphiphiles and colloids. Micelles.
  • Self assembly on surfaces. Adsorption isotherms (Langmuir and BET isotherms).
  • Langmuir monolayers and van der Waals equation of state
  • Introduction to the programming language Matlab.
  • Introduction to measurement statistics and data analysis.
  • Introduction to characterization tools for biological surfaces.
Literature
  • Israelachvili: Intermolecular and surface forces, 3rd ed., 2010.
  • Noter, slides og opgaver som udleveres og er tilgængelige på Blackboard.


Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
The prerequisite test consists of completed laboratory work, which is a prerequisite for participation in exam a.

Assessment and marking:
  1. Approval of required lab reportsPass/fail with evaluation by teacher. (07006712)
  2. Oral exam. Internal examiner. Marks according to the Danish 7-scale (5 ECTS). (07006702)

Reexamination in the same exam period or immediately thereafter.
Reexamination, exam a: Revisions to the lab reports are completed done during the course.



Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Intro phase: 16 hours
Skills training phase: 32 hours, hereof:
 - Tutorials: 16 hours
 - Laboratory exercises: 16 hours

Educational activities Study phase: 20 hours

Language
This 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, medicine and certain engineering educations.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
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