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2007 - 2008 / Course descriptions / BI201103 INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS  

BI201103 INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS

Course Code
BI201103

Course Name
INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS

Credits
15.00

Target Audience
2. year Bachelor students of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, and 2. year Bachelor students in Marine Biotechnology

Objectives

Provide basic ways of how instruments for analysing biological material are built. Understand basic operation, principles of methods, make judgement on maintenance, troubleshooting and quality assurance issues. The students will learn problem-solving, and smaller repair. They are trained to evaluate the quality of the instrument. Medical biochemistry-methods are used to illustrate instrumental measurement techniques.

Topics

Physics:
- Optics
- Electronics/ electricity theories

Instrumental techniques:
- Spectrophotometry
- Electrochemistry
- Fluorometry, nephelometry and turbidimetry
- Osmometry
- Electrophoresis
- Chromatography
- Immunochemical techniques
- Automation
- Quality management
- Nucleic Acid Techiques

Instruction

Lectures and teamwork.
Compulsory laboratory work, teamwork and theoretical excercises.

Mandatory Assignments

Approved compulsory work. Compulsory participation in laboratory exercises and practical work.

Evaluation

5 hour written exam.

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Grades
Letter grades A - F

Revised date
2007.02.19

Revised by
Bente Alm