| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree Without Thesis |
| 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) Gain the ability to understand and apply the basic (physic, chemistry, biology) and engineering sciences related to a specific field in medicine at an advanced level.
2) Gain the ability to detect, design, and implement related to original light-activated smart biostructures at nanoscale
3) Gain the ability to examine the ideas and developments in the special field.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | none |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Nature of Light. Light-soft matter interaction ;Light Absorption of Biomolecules
Supramolecular polymers - special structures for physicochemical properties
Photochemistry Photothermal Therapy (PTT) Design, targeting and responsive nano-platforms for advanced PTT-s
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) Photodynamic PDT ; Biological Damages caused by photosensitizers; Designing photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy: Strategies, challenges and promising developments
Innovative approach for photoactivated biomolecules. Effects of different material types on outcomes of wLED-activated nanocomposites for targeted therapy |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | The Nature of Light. Lights Soft Matter Interaction | | 2nd Week | Light Absorption by Biomolecules | | 3rd Week | Supramolecular Polymers- Special Structural and Physicochemical Properties | | 4th Week | Photochemistry | | 5th Week | Photothermal Therapy (PTT) | | 6th Week | Desing, Targeting and Responsive Nano Platforms for Enhanced PTT | | 7th Week | MIDTERM | | 8th Week | Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) | | 9th Week | Photodynamic PDT Biological Damage from Light/ Photosensitizers Designing Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy: Strategies, Challenges and Promising Developments. | | 10th Week | Innovative Approach for Photoactivated Biomolecules. Effects of different material types on the outcomes of wLED activated nanocomposites for targeted therapy | | 11th Week | Effects of different material types, synthesis methods, material morphologies and surface modifications on the outcomes of PTT and PDT (paper-based) | | 12th Week | Advances in nanomaterials for use in photo thermal and photodynamic therapeutics (paper-based) | | 13th Week | Project Presentation | | 14th Week | Project Presentation | | 15th Week | |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | 1. Molecular Biophysics. M.V. Volkenstein\ 1977 M.V. Volkenstein 977 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-723150-1.X5001-8
2. Light-Matter Interaction: Physics and Engineering at the Nanoscale 1st Edition John Weiner, Frederico Nunes
3.Biophysics of DNA-Protein Interactions From Single Molecules to Biological Systems Editors: Williams, Mark C., Maher, III, L. James (Eds.)
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Questions/Answers,Presentation,Discussion,Lecture |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 25 | | Other | 1 | 30 | | Total(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 45 | | 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 | 2 | 12 | 24 | | Project | 1 | 24 | 24 | | 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 | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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