BIOPHOTONICS A
Stampa
Enrollment year
2017/2018
Academic year
2018/2019
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
ING-INF/01 (ELECTRONICS)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL,COMPUTER AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Course
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Year of study
Period
2nd semester (06/03/2019 - 14/06/2019)
ECTS
3
Lesson hours
23 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST
Teacher
MERLO SABINA GIOVANNA (titolare) - 6 ECTS
Prerequisites
Electromagnetic waves. Electronic circuits. Basic principles of physiology.
Learning outcomes
The course represents a general introduction to the applications of photonics in the biomedical field.
Course contents
Topics include light, light-matter interaction, spectroscopy, microscopy, optical fibers, lasers, photodetectors, optical sensors, optical biosensors, fiber-optic sensors, light/tissue interactions. Applications to diagnostics and therapy are illustrated. Principles of operation of Fluorocytometers, Laser Doppler flowmeter, Pulsed Oximeters, Optical coherence tomography are discussed. Seminars will cover research activities in the field carried on in laboratories of the Università di Pavia.
Teaching methods
Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 45
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Reccomended or required readings
Lecture slides are provided by Prof. Merlo to the students who are attending the class. Suggested: Tuan Vo-Dinh, editor. Biomedical Photonics. CRC Press, 2003 - M. H. Niemz. Laser-Tissue interactions. Springer, 1996
Assessment methods
The final exam consists in a closed-book written test
Further information
The final exam consists in a closed-book written test
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