Degree | Type | Year |
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Biomedical Sciences | OT | 4 |
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To provide students with an overview of the materials and substances used in nanotechnology applied to Biomedicine, the existing preparation protocols, and the main characterization tools employed. Additionally, the course will address modification strategies to make these nanomaterials biocompatible, to direct their transport, and, when necessary, to control their internalization into cells and their biodistribution in animal models. Potential toxicity issues and selected examples of biomedical applications of these materials will also be considered.
Chapter 1. Introduction. Concept of Nanomedicine. Basic concepts in nanomedicine: nanoparticles in biological environments, biocompatibility, stability, and aggregation. Functionalization of nanomaterials and their application in nanomedicine.
Chapter 2. Routes of administration of nanomaterials, advantages and disadvantages, and challenges to overcome. Cellular trafficking. Biological barriers. Smart nanomaterials: applications in therapy and diagnosis. Theranostic nanomaterials. Nanomaterials and immune response.
Chapter 3. Biosensors and integrated medical devices. Biosensors: definition, characteristics, classification, and applications. Bioreceptors and analytical nanodevices.
Chapter 4. Nanosystems for targeted drug transport and release. General concepts. Relevant physicochemical properties of drug delivery systems. Nanocarriers used in drug delivery. Challenges in nanomedicine manufacturing. Examples of clinical and marketed products.
Chapter 5. Nanoscience and nanotechnology in medical imaging techniques. Basic principles of imaging techniques: ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, positron emission tomography, contrast agents. Comparison of imaging modalities. Future trends.
Chapter 6. Tissue engineering applied to regenerative medicine. Nanofibers and nanoscaffolds for regeneration and repair of nervous and cardiovascular tissue. Nanomaterials for implants. Nanotubes as scaffolds for bone and joint growth. Nanotechnology in wound healing.
Chapter 7. Nanotoxicology. Nanoparticle toxicity. Blood compatibility. Exposure routes. Accumulation and deposition in tissues. Strategies to reduce toxicity. Environmental effects. FDA regulation for nanobiotech products.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Laboratory work | 12 | 0.48 | 4, 9, 7, 11 |
Problems based teaching | 13 | 0.52 | 5, 4, 11 |
Theory classes | 26 | 1.04 | 1, 2, 4, 9, 7 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Homework delivery and associated interaction through "Campus Virtual" | 14 | 0.56 | 5, 4, 11 |
Tutor supervision | 2 | 0.08 | |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Information retrieval, study, processing of gathered information and electronic delivery of supervised homework through "Campus Virtual" | 46.5 | 1.86 | 5, 4, 11 |
Solving problems | 10 | 0.4 | 5, 4, 11 |
Studying for exams | 10 | 0.4 | 5, 4 |
Writing the laboratory work report | 6 | 0.24 | 5, 4, 11 |
The course will be delivered through theoretical lectures and classroom-based practical sessions, with a strong emphasis on active participation and meaningful learning by the students. The teaching staff will act as facilitators, promoting interaction by posing questions and discussion topics that students will be expected to work on and answer. These activities will contribute to the continuous assessment system (see the corresponding section).
Fifteen minutes of one class will be allocated to completing the UAB institutional surveys.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Homework delivery | 50% | 6 | 0.24 | 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 9, 8, 6, 7, 11 |
Laboratory work evaluation and delivery of the lab work report | 10% | 0.5 | 0.02 | 5, 1, 2, 4, 11 |
Partial exams | 40% | 4 | 0.16 | 5, 1, 2, 4 |
This course will not apply the single assessment system.
All oral or written assessed contributions made in English will be subject to a multiplier factor ranging from a minimum of 1.0 to a maximum of 1.1.
Any grade obtained in the identified resit activities will replace the previous grade, whether higher or lower. The resit session will apply to activities representing at least 50% of the final score. Therefore, resit components will replace grades from Exams 1 and 2 (40% of the global grade) and 1/6 of the participatory and lab work score (10% of the global grade: problems, coursework, and lab evaluations).
Access to all course materials will be allowed during the resit activity. To avoid unnecessary printing or room bookings, students will have 48 hours to declare their intention to attend the resit session. Only those who register through the Virtual Campus before the deadline will be admitted. If no student registers, the resit session will be cancelled.
Reference Books
1. Nanomedicine. An Introductory Textbook. Rob Burgess. Pan Stanford Publishing 2012.
2. Nanoparticles in translational science and medicine. Ed Antoni Villaverde, in “Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science and Medicine” Vol. 104, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2011.
3. Nanobiotechnology. Eds. Christof Niemeyer and Chad Mirkin, 2004, Wiley-VCH.
4. Nanobiotechnology II. Eds. Chad Mirkin and Christof Niemeyer, 2007, Wiley-VCH.
5. Bionanotechnology. Concepts and applications, by Ljiljana Fruk and Antonina Kerbs. Cambridge University Press 2021.
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Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.
Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(PAUL) Classroom practices | 341 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 341 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | afternoon |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 342 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | afternoon |
(TE) Theory | 34 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |