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Biosensors

General data

Course ID:	1200-2CHMMO2W1
Erasmus code / ISCED:	13.3 The subject classification code consists of three to five digits, where the first three represent the classification of the discipline according to the Discipline code list applicable to the Socrates/Erasmus program, the fourth (usually 0) - possible further specification of discipline information, the fifth - the degree of subject determined based on the year of study for which the subject is intended. / (0531) Chemistry The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Biosensors
Name in Polish:	Biosensory
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Chemistry
Course groups:	(in Polish) Blok 2 Bioanalityka medyczna (S2-PRK-CHM)
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	3.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Main fields of studies for MISMaP:	chemistry
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Prerequisites (description):	To familiarize students with analytical devices such as biosensors and their applications, including in clinical diagnosis.
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	Constructions, principles of operation and application of various types of biosensors in medical analysis.
Full description:	Introduction (definitions, history of development, classification). General principles and schemes of operation, analytical characteristics. Enzymes, immobilizing enzymes and other biomolecules. Monoenzymatic biosensors (electrochemical and optical). Polyenzyme biosensors. Tissue, cellular and bacterial biosensors. Inhibitor biosensors. Affinity biosensors (non-enzymatic bioreceptors). Immuno-diagnosis and gene diagnosis. Immuno and genosensors (with and without markers). DNA / RNA biosensors, hybridization process, methods of introducing DNA / RNA fragments on a selected surface. Ways of visualizing the hybridization process. Labeling of DNA / RNA strands. More important analytical applications of biosensors. Total student workload: 3x25=75 hours, including: - class participation: 30 hours - class preparation: 25 hours - consultations with instructors: 10 hours - tests: 5 hours - exam: 5 hours
Bibliography:	Materials provided by the teacher in the form of scientific publications.
Learning outcomes:	The student knows and understands: K_W07 (principles of operation, properties, and applications of various types of biosensors). The student is able to: K_U06 (analyze opportunities for improving analytical procedures for chemical analysis applications for medical purposes). The student is ready to: K_K01 (continuous professional development and independent research of information in literature, including foreign-language sources). After completing this course, the student should demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the principles of operation, properties and applications of various types of biosensors.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Oral or written exam (two tests). 1. The problem of biosensor and its structure. 2. Methods of creating an analytically active layer / introducing the receptor on a selected surface. 3. Hybridization process and factors influencing it. 4. Structure, division and action of enzymes. 5. Antibodies: structure, division and functions. 6. Techniques of visualization of analyte recognition by the receptor. The condition for passing is to obtain a minimum of 50% of the points in each of the tests. One of the tests that the student was absent from, and for which they have an excuse registered with the Dean's Office, can be made up at the end of the semester.
Internships:	Not applicable.

Classes in period "Summer semester 2024/25" (past)

Time span:	2025-02-17 - 2025-06-08	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable MO TU W WYK TH FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Robert Koncki, Anna Nowicka
Group instructors:	Robert Koncki, Anna Nowicka
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Examination

Classes in period "Summer semester 2025/26" (in progress)

Time span:	2026-02-16 - 2026-06-07	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable MO TU W WYK TH FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Robert Koncki, Anna Nowicka
Group instructors:	Robert Koncki, Anna Nowicka
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Examination

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