2023-2024 / GBIO0013-1

Phenomenon of Transport in Biology

Duration

26h Th, 26h Pr

Number of credits

 Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Engineering5 crédits 
 Master of Science (MSc) in Biomedical Engineering5 crédits 

Lecturer

Dominique Toye

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Importance of transport phenomena in biology - Mass transport by diffusion - Effects of convection and electrical potential on mass transport - Transport in porous media - Influence of mass transport on biochimical reactions.
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Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Describe basic concepts relative to transport phenomena and to chemical reaction engineering. At the end of the course, students will be able to establish and to analyse transport and reaction models applied to bioogical systems.

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This course contributes to the learning outcomes I.1, I.2, II.1, II.2 of the BSc in engineering.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

No prerequisite

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is based on "ex-cathedra" lectures, on practical courses and on homeworks.

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Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Face-to-face
 

Recommended or required readings

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Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam

Written work / report


Additional information:

Examination in May-June
 
Part I : theory (oral evaluation)

Part II : exercises (written evaluation)

The 2 parts of the evaluation are organized on the same day.

For more details, see French version
 

 

 

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

see French version
 

Contacts

Prof. Dominique TOYE Tel : 04/366.35.09 Dominique.Toye@uliege.be

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