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| PHYS0969-1 | Introduction to biophotonics
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 10h Pr |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in Physical Sciences, in-depth approach, 1st year | | 4 |
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| Master in Physical Sciences, in-depth approach, 2nd year | | 4 |
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| Master in Physical Sciences, didactic approach, 1st year | | 4 |
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| Master in Physical Sciences, didactic approach, 2nd year | | 4 |
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| Master in Physical Sciences, specialized approach, 1st year | | 4 |
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| Master in Physical Sciences, specialized approach, 2nd year | | 4 |
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| Master in Physical Sciences | | 4 |
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| Lecturer : | Laurent Dreesen |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| Biophotonics is the application of light to biology, from diagnostics to medical treatment. It is a pluridisciplinary scientific field including physics (lasers,...), chemistry (spectroscopies,...), biology, medicine and engineery (characterisation tools). Biophotonics is more and more important for biotechnological and medical applications. It is therefore essential to propose an introductory course.
Biophotonics is a rather large field. It is therefore impossible to cover it within 20h. We will focus on aspects which seem the more interesting: light - biological matter interactions, optical spectroscopies and their applications, lasers in biology and medicine, photobiology, optical imagery, optical biosensors, light as a therapeutic tool and bionanophotonics. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The aims of the course are :
- Understand light-biological matter interaction;
- Initiate the students to optical technical applied to biological materials;
- Show some therapeutic applications of light.
At the end of the course, the student would have acquired the required knowledge to apprehend with serenity future practical applications. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| - Physics and biology elementary bachelor degree courses. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| - Theoretical courses
- Personal work on a biophotonic application |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The course will be taught in the second term. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Copies (PDF) of the powerpoint slides. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| - Oral exams during official sessions
- Oral presentation of the personal work
- Each evaluation is 50% of the final quotation. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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Laurent DREESEN, Institut de Physique, B5 - Sart Tilman, Tel : 04/366.30.36, fax : 04/366.36.29, e-mail : Laurent.Dreesen@ulg.ac.be
Secretary :Mrs Maria Bruno (e-mail : m.bruno@ulg.ac.be); Mr Alexis Ortega (e-mail : a.ortega@ulg.ac.be) |
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