2017-2018 / GBIO0013-1

Phenomenon of Transport in Biology

Duration

30h Th, 30h Pr

Number of credits

 Bachelor in engineering5 crédits 
 Master in biomedical engineering (120 ECTS)5 crédits 

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

Learning unit 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 learning unit

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, on practical courses and on homeworks.

The course is based on "ex-cathedra" lectures, on practical courses and on homeworks.

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 morning

Contacts

Prof. Dominique TOYE Tel : 04/366.35.09 Dominique.Toye@ulg.ac.be