Unit IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES
- Course
- Biotechnology
- Study-unit Code
- A000992
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Maurizio Mattarelli
- Teachers
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- Maurizio Mattarelli
- Hours
- 42 ore - Maurizio Mattarelli
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2018
- Offered
- 2020/21
- Learning activities
- Affine/integrativa
- Area
- Attività formative affini o integrative
- Academic discipline
- FIS/03
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- Elements of electromagnetism, wave optics, and geometric optics for understanding microscopy technologies.
Operating principle and application examples of the main imaging techniques, relevant for biotechnological applications. - Reference texts
- Lecture notes, articles and chapters of textbooks suggested therein.
- Educational objectives
- The main objective of the course is to provide students with the basic knowledge to understand the theoretical foundation and some experimental method of bio-imaging.
The main knowledge acquired will concern the principles and potential of some experimental methods of optical imaging, STM, SEM, AFM and spectroscopic imaging methods.
The main skills that the course proposes to transmit are:
- know how to use the fundamental physical laws to understand the operating principle of modern imaging technologies, their potential and their limits.
- know how to use and analyze the results of the main imaging methods for relevant applications in the field of Biotechnology. - Prerequisites
- Basic Physics.
- Teaching methods
- Lectures are provided on all the topics covered by the course and the analysis of experiments concerning optical microscopies, SEM, AFM, and spectroscopic imaging.
- Other information
- Learning verification modality
- The assessment of the educational objectives of the course involves passing one written test, which requires solving 3-4 problems and open answer questions to be carried out in a total of 2 hours. The test is designed to ensure: i) the ability to understand the problems proposed during the course, ii) the ability to correctly apply the theoretical knowledge (descriptor Dublin 2), iii) the ability to independently express judgment and appropriate comments on possible alternative models (descriptor Dublin 3), iv) the ability to communicate effectively in writing (descriptor Dublin 4).
- Extended program
- Elements of wave optics. Electromagnetic waves. Interference, and diffraction. Elements of geometric optics. Lenses and mirrors and the principle of operation of the main optical microscopes.
Experimental methods: different types of optical imaging, STM, SEM, AFM and spectroscopic imaging methods.