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New Course: ABE 560/BME 521 - Biosensors: Fundamentals and ApplicationsTO: Engineering
Faculty FROM: The
Faculty of Agricultural and Biological Engineering RE: New
Course The faculty of the Department of Agricultural and Biological
Engineering has approved the following new course. This action is now submitted to the
Engineering Faculty with a recommendation for approval. ABE 560/BME 521 – Biosensors: Fundamentals and Applications Sem. 2, Class 3, cr 3. Prerequisites: BIOL 295E, CHM 116,
and MA 266 or equivalents. Description: An introduction to the field of
biosensors and an in-depth and quantitative view of device design and
performance analysis. An overview of the
current state of the art to enable continuation into advanced biosensor work
and design. Topics emphasize biomedical,
bio-processing, environmental, food safety, and bio-security applications. Reasons: A number of students across campus are engaged in biosensors
research. The specific research areas of
the students vary substantially from fundamental materials chemistry to
microbiology to device design and are being applied to agricultural, food
process, biomedical, environmental, and bio-security applications. This class is intended to formalize the basic fundamentals of biosensors
and to provide a broad understanding of the current state of the art. While this need is immediate, we project a
long term need for the course, as biosensors are predicted to remain an
important research topic in the future.
In addition, as the technology advances, we are likely to see an
increased role of biosensors in industry. Vince F. Bralts Head, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering ABE 560/BME 521 – Biosensors: Fundamentals and Applications Sem. 2, Class 3, cr 3. Prerequisites: BIOL 295E, CHM 116, and MA 266 or equivalents. Description: An introduction to the field of
biosensors and an in-depth and quantitative view of device design and
performance analysis. An overview of the
current state of the art to enable continuation into advanced biosensor work
and design. Topics emphasize biomedical,
bio-processing, environmental, food safety, and bio-security applications. Suggested reference and/or textbooks: Written materials will be provided
from various sources including class notes, peer-reviewed literature (primarily
from the journals Biosensors & Bioelectronics and Analytical Chemistry) and
selected excerpts from text references including: Bilitewski, U.
and Turner, A.P.F. 2000. Biosensors for
Environmental Monitoring. Harwood Academic Publishers, The Ligler, F.S. and
Rowe Taitt, Yang, V.C. and T.T.
Ngo. 2000. Biosensors and Their Applications. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers,
Course Learning Objectives: At the end of the course the students will be able to: 1.
define the fundamental components of any
biosensor, 2.
define the major performance characteristics of
any biosensor and 3.
evaluate a sensor based on standard performance
criteria and 4.
given a specific biosensor application, identify
the key design 5.
compare the relative advantages and
disadvantages of the major 6.
communicate the most relevant challenges facing
the biosensor 7.
describe what challenges are shared among and
what challenged are Syllabus:
Grading Policy: Attendance 60
pts Exam
1 60 Exam
2 60 Exam
3 60 In
Class Presentation* 100 Final
Exam 100 440 pts * Each student will present a
journal paper to the class. The
presentations will be given throughout the semester and will be related to the
lecture topics for that week. Grading Scale: A > 87 % B 78 – 87 % C 68
– 77 % D 58 – 68 % F < 58 % |
