| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Doctorate Of Science |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 10 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Be able to design and fabricate a simple microfluidic system
2) Get an understanding on the benefits and the limits of microfluidic systems aimed for biological applications
3) Gain the knowledge of the parameters that are important to design cells culture on chip and of the latest technological development in organs on chip
4) Understand the need for life-long learning to maintain and enhance their technical skills
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | |
| COURSE DEFINITION | |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction to the field of micro- and nanotechnological systems | | 2nd Week | Micro- and nanochannels | | 3rd Week | Materials Used for Production | | 4th Week | Surface tension | | 5th Week | Electrokinetic effects | | 6th Week | Molecular diffusion | | 7th Week | Cell Trapping | | 8th Week | Cell Culturing | | 9th Week | Testing Biological Effects | | 10th Week | Organs on Chip | | 11th Week | Animal Testing Alternatives | | 12th Week | Current Samples from Literature | | 13th Week | Project presentation | | 14th Week | Project presentation | | 15th Week | |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Introduction to BioMEMS, Albert Folch, CRC Press, 2012 |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 50 | | Assignment | 4 | 50 | | Total(%) | | 100 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 100 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 0 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 72 | 72 | | Preparation for Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Individual or group work | 2 | 3 | 6 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 24 | 24 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 11 | 11 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Final exam | 1 | 96 | 96 | | Homework | 4 | 12 | 48 | | Total Workload | | | 299 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 9,96 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 10 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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