Duration
24h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in bioengineering | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The content of this lecture has been recently re-organized for including the modelling of both physical and biological systems. Accordingly, the following sessions will be covered :
Part 1 : introduction
Part 2 : Physics of fluid, mixing and mass transfer
Part 3 : Multi-staged mass transfer operations
Part 4 : modelling complex systems
Part 5 : stochasticity and randomness in physics and biology
All the systems covered i.e., either physical (stirred tank, bubble swarm...) or biological (cell, gene circuit...), will be modelled by algebraic (steady-state) or ordinary differential (dynamic) equations. The latter will be solved numerically through the use of Matlab and/or Python.
All the codes and exercise solutions can be found on the following Gitlab server :
https://gitlab.uliege.be/F.Delvigne/lecture_modelling_physical_biological
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
This course gives will provide the basis for modelling physical and biological systems that are relevant in bioengineering. Different problems are considered during the practical works :
- Dimensional analysis for stirred tank reactor
- Reynolds number for process equipment and for biological systems
- Scale-up
- Multi-staged mass transfer operations
- Mass transfer through biological membranes
- Architecture of physical and biological networks
- Dynamics of gene circuits
- Stochasticity and randomness for diffusion of molecules
- Stochasticity and randomness for gene expression
- ...
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Knowledges in physics and mathematics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Theory and exercices : 24h (the exercices are solved during theroretical lectures)
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
All the sessions will be made online (Collaborate). Podcasts will be made available on Ecampus.
Written examinations will be possibly organized remotely according to the sanitary situation.
Recommended or required readings
Support notes and relevant scientific papers will be given during the lecture.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Written examination 100%
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Frank Delvigne
F.Delvigne@uliege.be
081622309