Biophotonics

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Department of Natural Sciences

Synopsis:

Overview of principles and applications in the interdisciplinary sphere, connecting physics, optics and biology. Interaction of laser radiation with matter, interaction of radiation with tissue, biology basics, photobiology, bioimaging, basics of lasers, laser safety, optical biosensors, photodynamical therapy, optical manipulation with cells, nanotechnology for biophotonics, biomaterials for photonics.

Requirements:

Assesment : active participation on the solution of exercises

Examination : fulfilment of requirements for assesment, knowledge covering contect of the course

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Biophotonics as scientific discipline

2.Interaction of radiation with matter I (dual character of light, photons, coherence, interference, diffraction, bounds in molecules)

3.Basic of laser technique (laser principle, types of lasers, laser applications in photobiology and in medicine, laser safety)

4.Basic of biology

5.Interaction of radiation with matter II. (interaction light - molecule,

interaction with matter, indication and detection of interaction mechanisms)

6.Absorption and emission of light, principles of biological spectroscopy

(absorption, emission, fluorescence, raman, Fourier infrared, etc.)

7.Bioimaging (principles, microscopy, types of microscopes - transmission,

fluorescence, tunneling, electron, etc.)

8.Optical biosensors (principles, contruction, applications), photomultipliers,

semiconductor detectors and sensors

9.Photodynamical therapy (principles, field of applications), cytometry

10.Interaction of radiation III. (interaction with tissue, regeneration,

phototherapy, optical coherence tomography)

11.Cells optical manipulation

12.Nanotechnology for biophotonic- bionanophotonic

13.Biomaterials for biophotonic

14.Exam preparation

Syllabus of tutorials:

Exercises follow the content of the lecture

Study Objective:

Overview of principles and applications in the interdisciplinary sphere, connecting physics, optics and biology. Interaction of laser radiation with matter, interaction of radiation with tissue, biology basics, photobiology, bioimaging, basics of lasers, laser safety, optical biosensors, photodynamical therapy, optical manipulation with cells, nanotechnology for biophotonics, biomaterials for photonics.

Study materials:

[1] Paras N. Prasad, Introduction to Biophotonics, Wiley- Interscience, 2003

[2] Paras N. Prasad, Nanophotonics, Wiley Interscience, 2004

[3]Biomedical Photonics Handbook, Tuan Vo- Dinh (Editor), Taylor&Francis Group,2003

[4] Biophotonics International Journal

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: