1. Bachelor’s degree (180 credits) or equivalent with a major in chemistry, biochemistry, biomedical technology, biomedical methods and technology, biomedical laboratory science, or in other areas of natural, medical, engineering sciences or technology of relevance to the programme with a minimum of 15 credits in chemistry and/or biochemistry.

2. The equivalent of English B, or English 6, in Swedish secondary school.

The course is given in the second semester of the Master’s Program in Biomedical Surface Science. The course is a mandatory course in the Master’s Program Biomedical Surface Science.

The aim of the course is for the student to acquire knowledge enabling the appreciation of the concepts of nanotechnology and molecular biology, and theintegration of which within biomedical surface science

The course outlines recent developments within nanotechnology and the implications thereof for molecular biology. Also, application of the principles of colloid and surface chemistry in order to control preparations and properties of nanostructures is emphasized. Moreover, the interactions of live cells and cellular structures with nano objects, and also, techniques used for regulation on the molecular and aggregate levels, drawing on different nanotechnologies, will be discussed.

Upon completion of the course the student should be able to

1. explain the concepts of nanotechnology and nanoscience and account for the importance of which in the development of biomedical surface science,
2. explain the interdisciplinary nature of nanotechnology, using examples from biology, medicine, chemistry and physics,
3. evaluate the different technologies used in the synthesis and analysis of nanostructures, and also the phenomena that determine the interactions between nano objects and biological and artificial interfaces,
4. analyse how methods of molecular biology are applied within Nanotechnology,
5. apply adequate methods of molecular biology in the characterization of the impact of nanostructures on biological systems, and
6. discuss ethical issues relevant to nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine.

Learning forms based on induction and principles of active learning, critical thinking, and problem solving are central to the course in order to obtain the learning outcomes 1-6. Specifically the learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, and 6 will be obtained after application of the learning forms lectures, seminars, and independent literature studies when students prepare seminar presentations. The learning outcomes 3, 4, and 5 will be obtained through the learning form laboratory experiments. Web based forms of reporting are used.

The learning outcomes 1-6 are examined through individual oral and written reports, seminar presentations, approved examination assignments and written reports.

Right to re-examination
Students who fail the exam are given the opportunity to do two re-takes with the same course content and with the same requirements. The student also has the right to take the examination in the same course in the subsequent course according to the same rule. Examination and re-takes are carried out at the times specified in the course schedule.

Cao, G. (2011)Nanostructures and Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, pp. 600.

Scientific articles will be added.

Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

If a course is no longer offered, or has undergone significant changes, the students must be offered two opportunities for re-examination based on the syllabus that ap-plied at the time of registration, for a period of one year after the changes have been implemented.

If a student has a Learning support decision, the examiner has the right to provide the student with an adapted test, or to allow the student to take the exam in a different format. The syllabus is a translation of a Swedish source text.