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Nanomedicine and Advanced Drug Delivery Technologies, Lectures

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<h5>Core content</h5><ul><li>Benefits of controlled drug delivery.<br>The factors affecting the rate of drug delivery.</li><li>Designing organic and inorganic nanomaterials for drug and gene delivery applications. </li><li>Learn state-of-the-art developments in gene therapy, RNA interference, viral and non-viral vectors, immunotherapy, cell based therapy</li><li>Research and the future of drug delivery devices. Ethical and regulatory issues</li></ul><h5>Complementary knowledge</h5><ul><li>Drug delivery kinetics.</li><li>Pros and cons of each drug delivery method and their clinical applications. Challenges in design and the biological barriers</li><li>Understand how human physiology respond to these therapies. New biotechnological advances in treating inherited and acquired human diseases</li><li>Evaluation and analyzing the new drug delivery applications.</li></ul><h5>Specialist knowledge</h5><ul><li>Nanoparticle characterization methods and drug release rates</li><li>Principles of material design and formulation</li><li>Multidisciplinary knowledge in gene and cell based therapies</li><li>Research based learning with key emphasis on understanding recently approved biomedical inventions </li></ul>

<h2>Common</h2><h3>Blended Learning: </h3><p>30.08.2023 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Konetalo K2341D opetustila (40)<br>13.09.2023 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Konetalo K2341D opetustila (40)<br>20.09.2023 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Konetalo K2341D opetustila (40)<br>27.09.2023 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Konetalo K2341D opetustila (40)<br>04.10.2023 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Konetalo K2341D opetustila (40)<br>13.10.2023 14:00 - 16:00, TAU S&#228;hk&#246;talo SM207 opetustila (30)<br>25.10.2023 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Konetalo K2341D opetustila (40)<br>03.11.2023 14:00 - 16:00, TAU S&#228;hk&#246;talo SM207 opetustila (30)<br>08.11.2023 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Konetalo K2341D opetustila (40)<br></p>

Student can explain the key points of controlled drug delivery and the factors affecting the rate of drug delivery.<br><br><p>Student can classify different drug delivery systems and explain the theories behind them.</p><br><p>Student can compare different applications of each delivery system.</p>Student can describe the drug release characterization methods and explain different manufacturing methods.<br><br><p>Student can design an improvement for existing drug delivery device and justify its improvements as well as analyze its future views in the field of drug delivery devices.</p>

<h2>Compulsory Prerequisites</h2><ul><li>Medical Biomaterials, BBT.034, 5 cr</li></ul><h2>Recommended Prerequisites</h2><ul><li>Biodegradable Polymers, BBT.BTE.301, 5 cr</li><li>Bioceramics and Their Clinical Applications, BBT.BTE.303, 5 cr</li></ul>

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