COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NANOMATERIALS AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FPE 0061 NANOMATERIALS AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Faculty Of Science

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MÜNIRE NALAN DEMIR

Offered to

Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Statistics
Mathematics
Physics
Faculty Of Science

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to give an education to students regarding structure of nanomaterials and their potential use for biomedical applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Students are expected to identify nanomaterials and should be able to classify them
2   2. Should be able to have information about biocompatibility and potential functions.
3   3. Should have information about nanobiosensor and medical applications.
4   4. Should be able have information about targeted drug delivery and nanomedical devices
5   5. Should have enough information about nanopharmacology and nonotoxicology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Intoduction to nanomaterials and medical applications
2 Types of nanomaterials: Inorganic nanomaterials, gold and silver nanomaterials
3 Types of nanomaterials:Organic NMs, Carbon nanoplatforms, Dendrimers
4 Characterization of NMs
5 Biocompatibility and functionalization,
6 Applications of biocompatible NMs
7 Nanobiosensors and applications
8 Midterm exam
9 Targeted drug delivery with NMs
10 Nanomedical devices: Nanorobots, nanoimplants, tissue engineering
11 Nanopharmacology: Gene delivery with NMs, nanoimmunotherapy,NMs for thermal ablation, design trends for individualized medicine
12 Nanotoxicoloy
13 Assessment of students presentations about NMs and medical applications
14 Assessment of students presentations about NMs and medical applications

Recomended or Required Reading

Zoraida Aguilar, Nanomaterials for Medical Applications, 2013, Elsevier, ISBN 978-0-12-385089-8

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Powerpoint Presentations, Interactive education skills, Question-answer techniques, Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.35 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.35 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nalan.tuzmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

friday 11.00-12.00 am

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 9 5 45
Preparation for midterm exam 1 9 9
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Preparing assignments 2 8 16
Final 1 4 4
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.25455
LO.353455
LO.453455
LO.55355