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Fundamentals of Biophysics

Code:

BIOT155

Sigla:

FBF

Áreas Científicas
Classificação	Área Científica
OFICIAL	Biotecnologia

Ocorrência: 2020/2021 - 2S

Ativa?	Yes
Unidade Responsável:	Biotecnologia
Curso/CE Responsável:	Undergraduate in Biotechnology

Ciclos de Estudo/Cursos

Sigla	Nº de Estudantes	Plano de Estudos	Anos Curriculares	Créditos UCN	Créditos ECTS	Horas de Contacto	Horas Totais
BIOT	66	Study Plan	2	-	5	60	135

Língua de trabalho

Portuguese
Obs.: Português suitable for english speaking students

Objetivos

Students are expected to acquire solid knowledge about some important areas of physics and about the applications of those areas to the fields of biology and medicine. The significant practical component of this UC will allow students to complement knowledge acquired during theoretical classes and further study, in a practical approach, some concepts  only superficially discussed in the theoretical classes. At the end of the UC it is expected that students are able to:

Understand concepts in areas of physics with applications to biology and medicine: physics of sound, eletromagnetism, analysis of force and movement, nuclear physics and thermodynamics; 2. Understand how the aforementioned concepts are important in understanding how biological systems work; 3. Understand how several medical devices, typically used in clinical applications, work, and know the instrumentation associated with each device and their specific applications; 4. Understand the main applications, limitations and health risks associated with the use of the medical devices discussed in class; 5. Measure some of the parameters discussed in the theoretical classes, correctly handling the appropriate medical devices.

Modo de trabalho

Presencial

Programa

Theoretical classes: 1. Nuclear medicine: Radiation physics. Physiologic effects of radiation. Nuclear medicine imaging techniques. Radiotherapy. Magnetic Resonance Imaging; 2. Bioeletromagnetism. Revision of eletromagnetism. Generation, propagation and transmission of nerve impulses. Measurement of biomagnetic and bioelectric potentials. Neuronal stimulation techniques; 3. Lasers and ultrasounds: Physics of sound. Imaging with ultrasound. Applications of ultrasounds. Definition and properties of lasers. Applications and security; 4. Biomechanics: Revision of forces and movement. Composition and mechanical properties of connective tissue. Therapeutic applications of forces 

Practical classes: 1.Pulse oximetry; 2. Eletrocardiography; 3. Ultrasonography; 4. Cinematic analysis of motion

Bibliografia Obrigatória

Kane, S. A; Introduction to physics in modern medicine, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group2009, 2009

Bibliografia Complementar

Khan, F. M; The physics of radiation therapy, Wolters Kluwer, 2010
Malmivuo, J., Plonsey, R., ; Bioeletromagnetism: Principles and applications of bioelectric and biomagnetic field, , Oxford University Press, 1995
Plonsey, R., Barr, R.C; Bioelectricity: a quantitative approach, Springer Science, 2007
Kerr, A; Introductory Biomechanics, Elsevier, 2010

Métodos de ensino e atividades de aprendizagem

Evaluation is considered as a whole, integrating both a theoretical component and a practical one. Theoretical classes follow a participatory-expository teaching methodology, encouraging the participation of students. Theoretical-practical classes will serve to increase the students’ capacity to work independently in solving problems related to the themes discussed in the theoretical classes. In the laboratory classes students will be asked to perform experiments covering syllabus and focus on providing students with skills for hands-on competences on the field. The theoretical / theoretical-practical component will be evaluated by a series of tests done during the semester. Practical evaluation includes reports  using current references as basis. The theoretical and theoretical-practical components account for 75% of the final grade, whereas the practical component accounts for the remaining 25%.

Whenever, in the result obtained in the online or on presencial, there is a situation of suspected fraud, during an evaluation process, the measures recommended in Order No. 40 / President / 2021 will be applied.

All the assessment elements carried out online take place with simultaneous connection, by video call, through the zoom platform or Teams.
In the online exams there will be an oral exam whenever the classification is higher than 9.5 to validate the results obtained.

Tipo de avaliação

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Componentes de Avaliação

Designation	Peso (%)
Teste	75,00
Trabalho escrito	25,00
Total:	100,00

Componentes de Ocupação

Designation	Tempo (Horas)
Estudo autónomo	55,00
Frequência das aulas	60,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Total:	135,00

Fórmula de cálculo da classificação final

Presencial and under exceptional conditions of e-learning

0.75*average of the two tests + 0.25*report

Exam
100% exam or 75% exam + 25% note of the laboratory activity report