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Molecular sensors for environmental, industrial and clinical applications (2022/2023)
Teaching code
4S008284
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
CHIM/01 - ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
The teaching is organized as follows:
Molecular sensors and their applications in environmental, industrial and biomedical fields
LABORATORIO
Credits
1
Period
Semester 2
Academic staff
Mimimorena Seggio
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide the theoretical and practical basis of sensors and biosensors technology. The role and kind of receptors, the transduction systems and of the main conjugation methods will be discussed in details, pointing out strong points and limits characterizing each system. Selected industrial and environmental sensor’s applications intended for the quali-quantitative determination of analytes of industrial interest, soil, water and air contaminants will be presented as case studies.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Knowledge of chemical equilibria and general and basic inorganic chemistry. Elements of analytical and instrumental chemistry.
Program
The program stars with the general introduction to the concepts of sensor and analyte.
Description of the characteristics of the receptor element:
- biological molecules: receptors, antibodies, enzymes; nucleic acids
-biomimetics: imprinted polymers, cyclodextrins, cavitands
- organic selective materials: permeable membranes, etc.
The description of the principles of signal transduction for the most common transducers:
-electrochemicals: voltammetrics, amperometers, field effect transducers
-optical: SPR, fluorescence
-piezoelectric
The transducer/receptor interface:
- surface chemistry and interface analysis techniques
Some selected sensor applications:
-environmental (PFAS, estrogens, explosives, drugs)
-clinical (glucose sensor, metabolites)
- industrial (product aging monitoring)
-wearable sensors
-intelligent packaging
Didactic methods
Theoretical lectures and discussion of recent scientific literature as application examples. Practical laboratory lessons.
Learning assessment procedures
The exam is aimed at verifying the acquisition by the student of the skills described in the objectives (knowledge of the concepts of sensor, the types of receptors and the main types of transducers, including their working principles, hoe to prepare a transducer receptor interface, exemplificative applications).
The exam is written, open questions, 2 hours. The written exam is integrated, upon student’s request, with an oral verification.
Evaluation criteria
Evaluation of theoretical and practical knowledge: consistency of the answers with the question; knowledge of the theory and detail of equations; ability to provide application examples; property of technical language.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
Sum of the marks of the single questions.
Exam language
italiano