Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: Bioelectronics (17.DE500A)

General information:
 
Category Scientific-professional
Scientific or art field Electronics
ECTS 10

The aim of the course is to present the engineering of biological macromolecules and protein structures as an attractive and highly multidisciplinary field for potential application in hybrid bioelectronic components and circuits. Thereby, students should be familiar with the basic directions of development, current methods and techniques in this field. Training students for scientific and research work in the field of bioelectronics.

Basic theoretical and applied knowledge necessary for work and communication in a multidisciplinary team of engineers, biophysicists, chemists and doctors. Capability to understand principles of operation, potentials and limitations of components based on biological macromolecules. Student will be qualified for independent research in the field of bioelectronics.

Structure, properties and functions of biological macromolecules. Electrostatic characteristics of complex protein structures. Mechanisms of interactions between ions and biomolecular structures (biopolymers). Biopolielectrolytes. Electrical conductivity of biopolymers. Electron transfer through proteins. Electron transfer in DNA. Basics of bioelectromagnetism. Electrical signals in cells. Cell membrane as electrical system (resistance and capacitance of membrane, voltage gated ion channels). Action potential. Excitation and propagation of nerve signals. Electrical models of neurons. Biosensors (technologies and applications). Interaction of biological molecules with semiconductor nanoparticles. BioMEMS/BioNEMS (materials and devices). Devices based on bioelectronic interfaces (ISFET, CHEMFET). Part of the course takes place through individual research and study work in the field of bioelectronics. The study and research work is based on active study of primary scientific sources, new model development, perform in silico experiments, data processing of numerical simulations, as well as writing a paper in the narrow scientific field within the topic of the doctoral dissertation.

Lectures. Consultations. Review of scientific papers in field. Study and research work.

Authors Title Year Publisher Language
Itamar Willne, Eugenii Katz Bioelectronics: From Theory to Applications 2012 Wiley English
Ronald R. Pethig, Stewart Smith Introductory Bioelectronics: For Engineers and Physical Scientists 2012 Wiley English
Jaakko Malmivuo, Robert Plonsey Bioelectromagnetism: Principles and Applications of Bioelectric and Biomagnetic Fields 2010 Oxford University Press English
Chandran Karunakaran, Kalpana Bhargava, Robson Benjamin Biosensors and Bioelectronics 2015 Elsevier English
Course activity Pre-examination Obligations Number of points
Theoretical part of the exam No Yes 70.00
Term paper Yes Yes 30.00

Assoc. Prof. Sekulić Dalibor

Associate Professor

Lectures

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