Fundamentals of Biophysics

Code:

BIOT155

Sigla:

FBF

Áreas Científicas
Classificação	Área Científica
OFICIAL	Biotecnologia

Ocorrência: 2023/2024 - 2S

Ativa?	Yes
Unidade Responsável:	Departamento de Engenharia Química e Biológica
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	58	Study Plan	2	-	5	60	135

Docência - Responsabilidades

Docente	Responsabilidade
Ana Cláudia Cavaco de Sousa Coelho

Docência - Horas

Theorethical:	2,00
Theorethical and Practical :	1,50

Type	Docente	Turmas	Horas
Theorethical	Totais	1	2,00
Theorethical	Ana Cláudia Cavaco de Sousa Coelho		2,00
Theorethical and Practical	Totais	2	3,00
Theorethical and Practical	Ana Cláudia Cavaco de Sousa Coelho		3,00

Língua de trabalho

Portuguese
Obs.: Português suitable for english speaking students

Objetivos

Students are expected to acquire solid knowledge of important areas of physics and the applications of these areas in the fields of biology and medicine. The important practical component associated with this UC will complement the knowledge acquired in lectures and address, in a practical context, the concepts introduced during lectures. At the end of the curricular unit, students are expected to be 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.

Resultados de aprendizagem e competências

Not applicable

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 80% of the final grade (FG), whereas the practical component accounts for the remaining 20%.

Tipo de avaliação

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Componentes de Avaliação

Designation	Peso (%)
Teste	80,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
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

Obtenção de frequência

Not applicable

Fórmula de cálculo da classificação final

Continuous Evaluation

FG= 80%*average of the two tests + 20%*report

The minimum grade for the average of the two tests is 8

Exam Evaluation
FG=100% exam or 80% exam + 20% note of the report -The better of the two options will be applied.

Minimum grade for the exam: 8

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