Credits: 4 (3-0-2)
Description
Measurements and instrumentation principles. Fundamentals of transducers and sensors, their sensitivity, specificity, linearity and transduction system analysis. Introduction to biosensors; transduction principles used in biosensors viz. electrical, optical, microchip sensors and Surface acoustic wave devices and transducers and related technology. Biotechnological components of the sensor based on enzymes, antigen-antibody reaction, biochemical detection of analytes, organelles, whole cell, receptors, DNA probe, pesticide detection, sensors for pollutant gases. Kinetics, stability and reusability of sensors. Selected examples and future developments.