Lecturer: Sabina Merlo  

Course name: Biophotonics
Course code: 502987
Degree course: Bioingegneria
Disciplinary field of science: ING-INF/06
University credits: CFU 6
Course website: http://www-3.unipv.it/merlo/optobio.html

Specific course objectives

The course represents a general introduction to the applications of photonics in the biomedical field.

Course programme

Topics include light, light-matter interaction, spectroscopy, microscopy, optical fibers, lasers, photodetectors, optical sensors, optical biosensors, fiber-optic sensors, light/tissue interactions. Applications to diagnostics and therapy are illustrated. Principles of operation of Fluorocytometers, Laser Doppler flowmeter, Pulsed Oximeters, Optical coherence tomography are discussed. Seminars will cover research activities in the field carried on in laboratories of the Università di Pavia.

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Course entry requirements

Electromagnetic waves. Electronic circuits. Basic principles of physiology.

Course structure and teaching

Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 39
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 8
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 2

Suggested reading materials

Tuan Vo-Dinh, editor. Biomedical Photonics. CRC Press, 2003 - M. H. Niemz. Laser-Tissue interactions. Springer, 1996

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Testing and exams

Each student has to attend more than 70% of the lectures. There is a closed- book written test. If the final examination is held immediately at the end of the course, it may consist of a revision and presentation of the content of a paper related to biophotonics, recently published on international scientific journals. Students have thus to develop key skills enabling them to communicate with researchers in other disciplines. Otherwise, the final oral examination will cover all the material discussed in the course.