Course: Trends in Bioanalytical Instrumentation

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Course title Trends in Bioanalytical Instrumentation
Course code KALCH/CA223
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Foret František, Ing. DSc.
  • Klepárník Karel, Ing. CSc.
Course content
Basic concepts of miniaturization procedures - photolithography, etching, replication procedures. Material selection. Prerequisites for practical use and basic ideas about the most important applications. Principles of DNA, protein and oligosaccharide analysis using microfluidic elements. The issue of intellectual property protection

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Methods of individual activities
Learning outcomes
The student will gain an overview of the basic techniques and principles of miniaturized analytical methods, including their biological applications.
The graduate has an overview in the theory and application of miniaturized separation and spectral techniques, including their coupling, as well as in the application area of DNA, protein and oligosaccharide analysis using microfluidic devices.
Prerequisites
Knowledge at the level of analytical chemistry courses - separation and spectral techniques, in the range of master degree studies.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

Oral examination
Recommended literature
  • Lazar I.M., Grym J., Foret F. Microfabricated devices: a new sample introduction approach to mass spectrometry. 2006, ISSN 0277-7037.
  • Madou, Marc J. Fundamentals of microfabrication : the science of miniaturization. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2002. ISBN 0-8493-0826-7.
  • Novotny J., Foret F. Fluid manipulation on the micro-scale: Basics of fluid behavior in microfluidics. 2017, ISSN 1615-9306.


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