Biophotonics is rapidly evolving multidisciplinary field using optics and photonics to reveal biological mechanisms and develop new light-based technologies for medical diagnosis and therapeutic treatment of diseases, including sensors. The intrinsic sensitivity of biological tissues to light because of elastic and inelastic interactions, combined with the development of the laser, optical components and sophisticated detector have accelerated the development of the field of biophotonics. Understanding the interaction of light with biological molecules, cells and tissues has the potential to develop next-generation novel diagnosis and non-invasive therapies for a range of diseases. The objective of this unit is to provide students with knowledge to understand and learn the fundamentals of light interaction with biological species, the preclinical and clinical applications of biomedical optical diagnosis, therapies and sensing and the instrumentation.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Biomedical Engineering |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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[BMET2903 or BMET9903] and [ELEC1103 or ELEC2100 or BMET2902] |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Ken Tye Yong, ken.yong@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Ken Tye Yong, ken.yong@sydney.edu.au |
Tutor(s) | Zhenxu Yang, zhenxu.yang@sydney.edu.au |
Morning Liu, xiaochen.liu@sydney.edu.au |