CODE | 84363 |
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ACADEMIC YEAR | 2022/2023 |
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SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR | ING-INF/06 |
LANGUAGE | Italian |
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SEMESTER | Annual |
PREREQUISITES |
Prerequisites
You can take the exam for this unit if you passed the following exam(s):
Prerequisites (for future units)
This unit is a prerequisite for:
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TEACHING MATERIALS | AULAWEB |
"Bioelectronics" is a basic course to electronic devices and biophysical systems. Bioelectronics is a theoretical course and aims to provide the student knowledge and operational skills related to solid state physics and biophysics, with particular insights into the theoretical-modeling aspects of electronic devices and biological membranes. From a methodological point of view, the course seeks to highlight the common language between the study of natural and artificial systems through the unifying language of mathematics.
Describe the phenomena of electrical conduction in electronic systems and devices and in simple biophysical structures with particular emphasis on cell membranes.
Demonstrate the fundamental laws governing the electrical and bio-electrical functioning of electronic devices as well as synthetic and cellular membranes.
Describe simple circuit models of electronic components and biophysical structures.
Solve simple application problems related to basic electronic circuits and simple biophysical systems.
To develop and use according to the boundary conditions circuit models for neuronal cells.
Describe the phenomena of electrical conduction in electronic systems and devices and in simple biophysical structures with particular emphasis on cell membranes.
Demonstrate the fundamental laws governing the electrical and bio-electrical functioning of electronic devices as well as synthetic and cellular membranes.
Describe simple circuit models of electronic components and biophysical structures.
Solve simple application problems related to basic electronic circuits and simple biophysical systems.
To develop and use according to the boundary conditions circuit models for neuronal cells.
Chemistry, Mathematics 1, and Mathematical Physics.
Theoretical lectures and exercises
Introduction to bioelectronic systems. Semiconductor materials: conductors, semiconductors, insulators; charge carriers in intrinsic and doped semiconductors; optical properties of semiconductors and photoconduction.
Molecules and biological systems: aqueous solutions; structure and function of proteins, nucleic acids and lipids; optical properties of macromolecules.
Charge carriers motion in semiconductors: drift and diffusion; recombination. Motion and interactions of ions and molecules in solution: electrophoresis and diffusion; chemical reactions; enzymatic catalysis; membrane transport and biological membranes.
Electronic devices: pn junction; Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (MOS) structure in accumulation; depletion, inversion; "enhancement" and "depletion" MOSFET transistors.
Structures and systems in cell biology: membrane transport; the neuron; the synapse. Simplified biophysical models of the neuron and synapse.
- M. Grattarola, G. Massobrio :”Bioelectronics handbook : MOSFETs, Biosensors & neurons”, McGraw-Hill, (1998).
- S.M. Zse: “Physics of Semiconductor devices”, Wiley Inter science (1981).
- Course notes on aulaweb.
Office hours: On demand, by e-mail contact at: paolo.massobrio@unige.it. Office direct phone number: 010-335-2761. On demand, by e-mail contact at: silvio.sabatini@unige.it. Office direct phone number: 010-335-2092.
SERGIO MARTINOIA (President)
GIUSEPPE MASSOBRIO
PAOLO MASSOBRIO (President Substitute)
All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.
Written and oral exam
Two intermediate written tests respectively in the middle of the course (January) and at the end of the course (June). The two intermediate tests are substitutes for the written test.
Date | Time | Location | Type | Notes |
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12/01/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Compitino | |
13/01/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | L'esame scritto di Bioelettronica è destinato a coloro che hanno seguito il corso nei precedenti anni accademici. |
14/02/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | |
07/06/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Compitino | |
09/06/2023 | 09:30 | GENOVA | Compitino | |
16/06/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | |
26/06/2023 | 09:30 | GENOVA | Scritto | |
13/07/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | |
08/09/2023 | 09:30 | GENOVA | Scritto | |
14/09/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Scritto |