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FAR-8043 Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology - 15 stp


The course is administrated by

Institutt for farmasi

Type of course

PhD course. This course is available for both PhD programme students and single course students.

Course overlap

FAR-3043 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems in Nanomedicine 10 ects

Course contents

Nanotechnology has emerged as a distinct discipline with integrated, multidisciplinary and specialized scientific topics. This course focuses on recent developments in the field of nanomedicine from physical basics, biological aspects, medical applications and concerns related to manufacturing, reliability and safety of nano-scale medicines.

The course structure is as follows:

1) Nanotechnology: concept, current status

2) Nanomedicine: concept, current status

3) Nanotechnology in medicinal imaging: smarter diagnostic modalities a) microfluidics and nanoarrays b) fluorescent labels and imaging c) local probes and high-resolution imaging d) targeted imaging

4) Nanoscale technology: technological platforms used in manufacturing of nano-sized systems

5) Polymers and materials used in micro- and nano-fabrication: nanocoatings and nanostructured surfaces for medical application

6) Nanosized drug delivery systems a) lipid vesicles b) polymer-based delivery c) nanocrystals d) nanoshells e) non-injectable nanovectors

7) Intelligent therapeutics: concept of "smart drugs" a) intelligent biomaterials (responsive hydrogels and configurationally imprinted biomimetic polymers) b) nano-fabrication techniques for intelligent therapeutics c) diagnostic-sensing systems d) tissue engineering e) recognitive systems

8) Limitations and perspectives

9) Nanotechnology and human future: policy, ethics and safety issues

Parts 3,4,5,7 and 8 will be taught only in FAR-8043.


Admission requirements

PhD students and students at the Student Research Programme, or holders of a Norwegian master´s degree of five years or 3+2 years (or equivalent) may be admitted.

External PhD students and students at other student research programmes, must upload a document from their university stating that they are registered students. Others need to document that they are qualified.

Mandatory prerequisites:

Students are expected to have skills equivalent to a Master's degree in pharmacy.


Objective of the course

By completion of the course, attendants will have the following learning outcomes

Knowledge

Skills

General competence


Language of instruction

English

Teaching methods

The course will be taught as a combination of lectures, seminars, oral and written essay presentations. FAR-8043 is based on individual work by each PhD student. The focus is on student ability to combine and process the newest scientific findings and provide personal comments on relevant topics.