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SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
2ECE645BIOSENSORS3+0+037,514.05.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Doctorate's Degree
Department / Program ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To introduce biosensors and fundamentals of biosensor design.
To describe the various biosensors, and how the biosensors are used in practice.
To gain knowledge in point of care s biosensors exist in the market and in the research labs.
Course Content This course covers the fundamentals of biosensors, fabrication methods, functionalization, and applications to biology and medicine.
Course Methods and Techniques F2F, Project, Presentation
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. KUTAY İÇÖZ
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources “Principles of Bacterial Detection: Biosensors, Recognition Receptors and Microsystems” by Mohammed Zourob, Sauna Elwary, Anthony P.F. Turner.
Course Notes Lecture notes, slides

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %25
Engineering %55
Engineering Design %10
Health %10

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Quiz/Küçük Sınav 5 % 40
Proje/Çizim 1 % 20
Sunum/Seminer 1 % 20
Final examination 1 % 20
Total
8
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Yazılı Sınav 2 40 80
F2F Dersi 14 3 42
Sunum 1 35 35
Derse Devam 14 3 42
Final Sınavı 1 30 30
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 7,5 229

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Learning the fundamentals of Biosensors.
2 Learning the fundamentals of materials used in Biosensors.
3 Learning the fabrication methods of Biosensors.
4 Gaining the ability to understand the devices developed for cell and biomolecule sensing.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Biosensor Fundamentals, market value, examples
2 Materials: Silicon based, paper based, polymer based biosensors Fabrication techniques: Lithography and light sensitive polymers
3 Sensing Mechanisms 1: Electrochemical, optical and mechanical
4 Surface Props developed for Biosensing: Chemical and biological receptors, surface coating and surface chemistry
5 Surface Props developed for Biosensing: Micro patterning methods
6 Microfluidic Devices for Biosensing
7 Standard laboratory analysis techniques (ELISA, flow cytometry) for Biosensing
8 Immunosensors
9 Cell /Protein/DNA detection
10 Bacteria/Virus detection
11 Novel Biosensors 1
12 Novel Biosensors 2
13 Novel Biosensors 3
14 Presentations

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
C1 2
C2 2 3 4 4 4 2
C3 2 2 5 3 2
C4 2 2 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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