Module 1

Fundamentals

Module 2

Methods in Nanobiosciences

Module 3

Nanotechnology in (Non-)Life Sciences

• Basic principles of biophysics

• Biochemistry

• Molecular genetics

• Microbiology

• Molecular biology

• Interfaces

• Scanning probe microscopy

• Biological membranes

• Methods of making nanostructures

• Bioinformatics

• Nanotechnology - introduction

• Processes and technologies

• Components

• Devices and applications

• Applications and markets

Module 4

Fabrication and Properties of Nanomaterials

Module 5

Risks and Regulatory Aspects of Nanotechnology

Module 6

Sensors in Life Sciences

• Theoretical introduction to the structure and growth of nanomaterials

• Fabrication methods and synthesis of nanomaterials

• Properties of nanomaterials

• Practical lab exercises

• Applications of nanomaterials in selected examples

• Toxicology (seminar and introduction)

• Technological assessment of nanobioscience and nanomedicine

• Assessment, management and governance of risks

• Introduction

• Gas sensors

• Biosensors

• Lab-on-a-chip

Module 7

Diagnostic Methods in Medicine and Biomedicine

Module 8

Applications in Pharmacy and Cosmetics

Module 9

Nanostructured Biomaterials

• Biochip technologies in (bio-)medicine Microarrays

• Marker identification and application of DNA chips

• Cell chips

• In vivo imaging methods

• Biological principles underlying the application of micro- and nanoformulations

• Nanoscale formulations

• Microscale formulations

• Characterization of particle-cell interactions

• Liposomes

• Micro- and nanoemulsions

• Bioencapsulation on a molecular scale

• Molecular Modelling

• Basics

• Biological, biochemical and physical background

• Biomaterials and host response

• General applications of biomaterials

• Biomaterial testing

• Clinical applications of nanostructured biomaterials

Module 10

Applications in Food Sciences

Module 11

Translation of Scientific Excellence into Successful Business

Training on Project

• Basics of food technology

• Nanotechnology in food processing

• New food structures by nanotechnology

• Functional food by nanotechnology

• Nanotechnology in food packaging

• Nanotechnology and nanosensors in food analysis

• Practical course on the production of nanostructures by comminution

• The need for a multidisciplinary approach in bio-business

• Possibilities of translating scientific excellence into successful business through a chain of processes

• Practical introduction

Master's Thesis

• Writing and presenting the thesis

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