Study Programmes 2015-2016
GBIO0013-1  
Phenomenon of Transport in Biology
Duration :
30h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits :
Bachelor in engineering5
Bachelor in engineering5
Master in biomedical engineering (120 ECTS)5
Master in physical engineering (120 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
Dominique Toye
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
Importance of transport phenomena in biology - Mass transport by diffusion - Effects of convection and electrical potential on mass transport - Transport in porous media - Transvascular transport (osmosis) - Influence of mass transport on biochimical reactions
Learning outcomes of the course :
Describe basic concepts relative to transport phenomena and to chemical reaction engineering. At the end of the course, students will be able to establish and to analyse transport and reaction models applied to bioogical systems.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
No prerequisite
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
The course is based on "ex-cathedra" lectures and on practical courses (30h+30h)
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :
Course notes are available (pdf files)
Assessment methods and criteria :
Examination in May-June   Part I : theory
Part II : exercises
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
The course is organised during the spring term, every thirsday afternoon
Contacts :
Prof. Dominique TOYE Tel : 04/366.35.09 Dominique.Toye@ulg.ac.be