Biosensors, 5 op

Ydinsisältö

• Applications and requirements of biosensors.
• Principles of molecular recognition, structure of enzyme and antibody, immunosensors, modeling of reactions, immobilization techniques.
• Detection methods, electrodes, ISFET, optical sensors, Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) sensor, piezoelectric resonators and thermal sensors.
• Miniaturization, biocompatibility, microanalyzers and BioMEMS structures.
• Examples of commercial biosensors.

Täydentävä tietämys

• Sampling principles
• Immune response, bacteria and viruses, self-assembled membranes
• Principles of electrochemistry, operation principles of optical fibre sensors, modeling of SPR sensor.
• Biomaterials, Micro ElectroMechanical systems (MEMS)

Erityistietämys

• Molecular modeling, Langmuir-Blodgett -thin film technology