COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NANOMATERIALS AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 0013 NANOMATERIALS AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Faculty Of Science

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SENEM KARAHAN GÜLBAY

Offered to

Biology
Computer Science
Mathematics (English)
Physics
Chemistry
Statistics

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 Introduction to nanomaterials and medical applications
2 Types of nanomaterials: Inorganic nanomaterials, gold and silver nanomaterials
3 Types of nanomaterials:Organic nanomaterials, Carbon nanoplatforms, dendrimers
4 Characterization of nanomaterials
5 Biocompatibility and functionalization
6 Applications of biocompatible nanomaterials
7 Nanobiosensors and applications 1
8 Nanobiosensors and applications 2
9 Targeted drug delivery systems with nanomaterials
10 Nanomedical devices: Nanorobots, nanoimplants, tissue engineering
11 Nanopharmacology: Gene delivery with nanomaterials, nanoimmunotherapy, nanomaterials for thermal therapy, design trends for individualized medicine
12 Nanotoxicology
13 Listening and evaluation of student presentations on nanomaterials and medical applications
14 Listening and evaluation of student presentations on nanomaterials 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 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam, presentation and homework questions should be able to measure whether the associations declared in the learning outcomes can be made.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

It is the student's responsibility to attend 70% of the courses during the semester. Any unethical behavior that may occur in the courses and exams will be handled within the framework of the relevant regulation. You can obtain the D.E.U. Faculty of Science Regulation on Principles of Teaching and Examination Practice from http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nalan.tuzmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 9 9
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 4 6 24
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 142

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.122
LO.222
LO.322
LO.422
LO.522

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