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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS BIK 0630 IN VIVO BIOSENSOR TECHNOLOGIES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EROL AKYILMAZ

Offered to

Industrial Ph.D. Program In Advanced Biomedical Technologies Industrial Ph.D. Program In Advanced Biomedical Technologies

Course Objective

Teaching in vivo biosensor technologies, working principle of biocompatible and implantable biosensors develop by these technologies and general applications of these systems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gain an insight about the biosensors especially in vivo ones 2   Be able to make literature survey and also interpret about the in vivo biosensor systems 3   Be able to make a strategic plans to determine target analyte by in vivo biosensors 4   Be able to design and develop biomaterial immobilization strategies for organic phase biosensors 5   Be able to understand and use electrochemical techniques used in the biosensor studies 6   Gain an ability to study individually and with group 7   Be able to understand newer advances in in vivo biosensors and to develop specific methods 8   To explore and compare the advantages/disadvantages of using metho 9   Gain the ability to select appropriate method. 10   Be able to review, compare and interpret the results of the research

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Overwiev of biosensors 2 In vivo, in vitro and ex vivo concepts 3 The analyte types studied in vivo biosensor systems related to their chemical structure and placement in the organs of body or tissue 4 Invasive and non-invasive systems 5 In vivo sensor types 6 The points shoul be considerd in vivo biosensors 7 Toxicity and biocompatibility 8 Midterm Exam 9 Electrochemical interference effects and stability problems in vivo biosensors. 10 Off-line and On-line systems 11 In vivo biosensors applications 12 Development of in vivo biosensors for glucose, glutamate, lactate, oxygen and different ions. 13 Project presentation 14 Project presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

D.M.Fraser, Biosensors in the Body-Continuous in vivo Monitoring . John Wiley & Sons Ltd.., West Sussex, England (1997) T.Scheper(Series Editor), R.Renneberg, F.Lisdat (Volume Editor), Biosensing for the 21st century , Springer, (2007)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Midterm %30 Homework %20 Presentation %10 Final %40

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 ASG ASSIGNMENT 3 PRS PRESENTATION 4 FIN FINAL EXAM 5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PRS * 0.10 + FIN * 0.40 6 RST RESIT 7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PRS * 0.10 + RST * 0.40 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

to be announced.

Assessment Criteria

to be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

to be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr.Erol AKYILMAZ

Office Hours

to be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 2 28 Reading 5 15 75 Preparing presentations 1 30 30 Preparing assignments 1 30 30 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 167

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 LO.1 5 LO.2 5 4 5 LO.3 5 LO.4 4 LO.5 5 LO.6 4 LO.7 LO.8 5 LO.9 3 4 LO.10 4