Course detail

General Biophysics

FEKT-AOBFAcad. year: 2012/2013

General biophysics covers the main study areas of general as well as medical biophysics, namely radiobiology, thermodynamics of living systems, biophysics of membranes, senses, the cardiovascular and respiratory system, laboratory and clinical optical methods, hazards and biophysical interactions of some instrumentation methods. Practical exercises and demonstrations to show the students how to measure non-electric parameters of living organisms.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Mornstein, CSc.

Department

Department of Biomedical Engineering (UBMI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Understanding of selected issues from molecular and medical biophysics as specified in „Syllabus“.

Prerequisites

Given by scheduling of subjects

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

Molecular biophysics, biophysics of membranes, biophysics of sensory modalities, organ biophysics, ultrasonic biophysics, microscopy and other selected optical methods, interaction patient-apparatus and related hazards. (see below)

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To offer a review of the main issues of general and medical biophysics with focus on the areas and methods which are not the subject of study at FEEC, i.e. do not deal with imaging methods or biosignals, their origin and processing.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Requirements are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

HRAZDIRA, Ivo a Vojtěch MORNSTEIN. Lékařská biofyzika a přístrojová technika. Brno: Neptun, 2004. ISBN 80-902896-1-4. (CS)
NAVRÁTIL, Leoš a Jozef ROSINA. Medicínská biofyzika. Praha: Grada, 2005. ISBN 80-247-1152-4. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BTBIO-A Bachelor's

    branch A-BTB , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Mornstein, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Introduction. Biological effects of ionizing radiation.
2. Thermodynamic laws and entropy
3. Thermodynamic processes in living organisms
4. Introduction to molecular biophysics – subject of study
5. Introduction to molecular biophysics II - methods of study
6. Biophysical functions of sensory receptors. Biophysics of the auditory system
7. Biophysics of the optical system
8. Biophysics of biological membranes. Bioelectric phenomena
9. Biophysics of the cardiovascular and respiratory system
10. Effects of mechanical forces and acoustic fields on living systems
11. Laboratory optical apparatus in medicine
12. Optical diagnostic device. Medical devices in medicine – an outline of biophysical interactions and
hazards

Laboratory exercise

39 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Mornstein, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to practical exercises
2. Spectrophotometry in UV and VIS
3. Analysis of acoustic elements - origin of human voice, acoustic elements of speech
4. Refractometry, polarimetry, measurement of lighting - luxmeter
5. Measurement of the resistivity of skin. Measurement of blood pressure, ergometer
6. Measurement of the viscosity of fluids
7. Measurement of the surface tension in fluids
8. Ultrasonic hemolysis of erytrocytes, ultrasonic diagnostics
9. Temperature measurement (thermistor, thermocouple, contactless thermometer)
10. Measurement of ionizing radiation absorption, x-ray diagnostic model
11. Audiometry, conductometry
12. Thermocamera, thermovision, refrigeration
13. Electrical methods in medicine, electrophoresis