Focus areas
Bioimaging uncovers the details of life
Medical imaging and microscopy methods have developed rapidly during the recent years. These methods provide new type of data about the properties and functions of tissues, cells and molecules that can be utilized in biological, biomedical or tissue engineering research and diagnostics. Essential in this development is the utilization of effective image processing and image analysis methods and physics.
The major in bioimaging provides a multidisciplinary view to biomedical engineering and bioengineering by combining physics related to image formation, image-based computational modeling, and cellular and tissue image analysis.
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Biomeasurements open new viewpoints
The major in biomeasurements offers an interdisciplinary viewpoint into biotechnology by combining it with new measurement technology and microsystems. The programme concentrates on biosensing with micro and biosensors. Essential issues are microfluidics, management of sample/sensor-interface, modelling and design of sensors and microsystems, understanding biosignals and their properties, electrical measurement methods, and biochemical measurement applications.
Students will attain the qualifications to work in the field of design and the development of measurements systems and biosensor products. They gain the knowledge and skills to design biomeasurement systems and evaluate their performance.
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Biotechnology develops state-of-the-art solutions
The major in biotechnology provides advanced special studies for students who are interested in gaining further knowledge in an interdisciplinary environment. The courses cover matters that are directly related to the current scientific research conducted at the participating departments.
The courses emphasize molecular biotechnology and microbiology related topics, such as biological energy production and omes: genomes, interactomes, metabolomes, transcriptomes, preteomes, environomes and lipidomes. Students acquire knowledge of designing functional tools for state-of-the-art biotechnological solutions, devices and complex measurement/operation systems.
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Computational Systems Biology brings deeper understanding
Systems biology requires collaboration with experts from different fields - molecular and cell biology, biomedical sciences, mathematics, statistics, signal and image processing, and computer science - to study complex biological phenomena. Due to the increased number of large scale biological and biomedical measurements, mathematical models are increasingly used to interpret experimental data.
The major subject provides mathematical and computational tools for analysing and modelling the structure and functions of biological systems. The mastering of signal processing methods and analysis of dynamic systems provides an excellent basis for entering the expanding field of modern systems biology.
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Nanotechnology enables innovations
Nanotechnologies utilize the novel properties of light and matter at nanoscale. Nanotechnologies concentrate on nanophotonics (semiconductor lasers, optoelectronics components, optical propertiers of nanostructured materials, and supramolecular photochemistry) and surface and nanomaterials science at TUT.
The emerging areas are highly promising fields of scientific research and high technology industry both at the national and global levels.
The major in Nanotechnology focuses on the following three areas:
- Molecular nanotechnology
- Nanomaterials science
- Optical nanostructures
Innovations in these fields will enable breakthroughs in 21st century communication, transportation, manufacturing, energy and information technologies as well as in life sciences.
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