SL50202: Biosensors
[Page last updated: 26 October 2023]
| Academic Year: | 2023/24 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Life Sciences |
| Credits: | 15 [equivalent to 30 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 300 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
- Academic Year
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| Assessment Summary: | CWOI 50%, EXOB 30%, PRPR 20% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Report and presentation (CWOI 50%)
- Laboratory based coursework (PRPR 20%)
- Open book exam (EXOB 30%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
You must have a background in engineering or bioengineering to take this module.
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| Learning Outcomes: |
After taking this unit, you will be able to:
- After successfully completing this unit students are expected to be able to:
- Extend principles of engineering to the development of bioanalytical devices and the design of sensors
- Appreciate the basic configuration and distinction among biosensor systems;
- Demonstrate appreciation for the technical limits of biosensor performance;
- Have an overview of current electronic and electrical engineering topics in biosensors, bioelectronics and bioengineering;
- Design a hypothesis and plan an experimental approach to address a research question.
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| Aims: | This unit is aimed at students interested in understanding the principles, technologies, methods and applications of biosensors in biotechnology.
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| Content: | Introduction to biomolecular structure and function
Biosensor devices: electrochemical, optical, mass/acoustic
Introduction to nanotechnology applied to biosensing, bioelectronics and bioengineering
Bioinstrumentation and medical devices
Current research topics in biosensors and bioengineering.
Whole cell and whole organism biosensors.
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| Course availability: |
SL50202 is Optional (DEU) on the following courses:
Department of Life Sciences
- RSSL-AFM30 : Integrated PhD Biotechnology (Healthcare Technologies)
- TSSL-AFM30 : MSc Biotechnology (Healthcare Technologies)
- TSSL-AWM30 : MSc Biotechnology (Healthcare Technologies)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2023/24.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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