Chemical Thermodynamics and Electrochemistry

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Synopsis:

It deals with chemical principles of biological phenomena and their measurement, electrodes for analysis of body liquids and bio potential recording, osmosis, diffusion, thermodynamics of biochemical reactions, materials for BME, etc. Finally, it deals with basic laboratory techniques and experimental methods

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Chemical bonds and reactions

2.Structure and properties of polymers and biopolymers, polymers in medicine

3.Properties of water, water for medical purposes, its processing and quality measurement

4.Properties of water solutions, their composition and activity

5.Boundary equilibrium, liquefaction, solubility, gases in medicine

6.Theory of acids and bases, acidobasic equilibrium, electrolytes, definition of pH

7.Electrodes and electrode potential, electrochemical cell, redoxpotential

8.Analytical methods, conductometry, polarography

9.Biochemical analytical methods, chromatography

10.Diffusion and osmosis

11.Thermodynamics of reactive systems

12.Kinetics of chemical reactions and bio reactions

13.Electrolysis, fuel cells

14.Vacuum, its generation and utilization in medicine, measurement

Syllabus of tutorials:

1.Calculations in chemistry and from chemical equations

2.Calculations in chemistry and from chemical equations

3.Basic laboratory techniques and procedures

4.Conductometry

5.pH metry, selective electrodes

6.Diffusion, electrophoresis

7.Fuel cell

Study Objective:

The main aim is to gain basic knowledge from chemistry, electrochemistry, physical chemistry and thermodynamics necessary to follow the related subjects of biomedical engineering.

Study materials:

1.Webster, J. G., Medical Instrumentation. Application and Design. 2. ed. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992

2.Bronzino, J.D., The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 1995

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Biomedical Engineering- structured studies (compulsory elective course)