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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Biophotonics FBE523 Elective Master's degree 1 Fall 8

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Prof. Dr. Necla KENAR LIM

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) At the end of this course, basic concepts and principles of biophysics and physics should understand the application of a different area.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Learning Outcomes
1 High High Middle Middle Middle High High High High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

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Course Contents

Biomechanics. Elasticity. Fluids. Sound and Hearing. Biomagnetism. X-rays in Biophysics. Atoms and Light. Biophysics of Seeing. Interaction of Photons and Charged Particles with matter. Biophysics of Radiation. Biological effects of radiation. Biological effects of radiation. Biological effects of high magnetic fields.

Weekly Schedule

1) Fundamentals of Light and Matter.
2) Fundamentals of Biology
3) Fundamentals of Light-Tissue Interactions. Photobiology.
4) Principles of Lasers, Current Laser Technology, and Nonlinear Optics.
5) Bioimaging: Principles, Techniques, and Applications.
6) Optical Biosensors.
7) Microarray Technology for Genomics and Proteomics.
8) Midterm Exam
9) Flow Cytometry.
10) Photodynamic Therapy
11) Tissue Engineering and Light.
12) Laser Tweezers and Laser Scissors.
13) Nanotechnology for Biophotonics: Bionanophotonics.
14) Biomaterials for Photonics.
15) Innovative Approaches in Biophotonics
16) Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Discussion
3) Demonstration
4) Group Study
5) Problem Solving


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade

20%

 

Number

Percentage

Semester Studies

Midterm Examination

1

50%

Quiz

5

50%

 

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

80%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required