Duration
20h Th, 10h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in physics, research focus | 4 crédits | |||
| Master in physics, teaching focus | 4 crédits | |||
| Master in physics, professional focus in medical radiophysics | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Biophotonics is the application of light to biology, from diagnostics to medical treatment. It is a pluridisciplinary scientific field including physics (lasers,...), chemistry (spectroscopies,...), biology, medicine and engineery (characterisation tools). Biophotonics is more and more important for biotechnological and medical applications. It is therefore essential to propose an introductory course.
Biophotonics is a rather large field. It is therefore impossible to cover it within 20h. We will focus on aspects which seem the more interesting: light - biological matter interactions, optical spectroscopies and their applications, lasers in biology and medicine, photobiology, optical imagery, optical biosensors, light as a therapeutic tool and bionanophotonics.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The aims of the course are :
- Understand light-biological matter interaction;
- Initiate the students to optical technical applied to biological materials;
- Show some therapeutic applications of light.
At the end of the course, the student would have acquired the required knowledge to apprehend with serenity future practical applications.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
- Physics and biology elementary bachelor degree courses.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Theoretical courses
- Personal work on a biophotonic application
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Additional information:
The face-to-face course will be taught in the second term (yellow and orange codes). Personnal work will be prepared at home.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Copies (PDF) of the powerpoint slides.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Other : Oral presentation
Further information:
Oral exam subjects
- All course slides
+ Talk related to biophotonics
Oram exam and talk contribute each to 50% of the overall quotation.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Professor
Laurent DREESEN, Institut de Physique, B5 - Sart Tilman, Tel : 04/366.30.36, fax : 04/366.36.29, e-mail : Laurent.Dreesen@uliege.be
Secretary : Mr Alexis Ortega (e-mail : a.ortega@uliege.be)