Course detail

Bachelor Summer Laboratory Project – Biocolloids (Applied Chemistry)

FCH-B_SLP-BAcad. year: 2022/2023

Laboratory project with focus on biocolloids – preparation, structure, properties, applications in medicine, environmental technologies and agriculture

Project wil be realized by 1 student or, preferably, by student team (2-4 members). Begins with the project topic selection, followed by the design and realization of experiments, and finalized by data analysis and results evaluation. Tutored by faculty member or expert from industry. Students realize the project, prepare the final project report, present, discuss, and defend obtained results.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Miloslav Pekař, CSc.

Department

Faculty of Chemistry (FCH)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students completing this course will be able to design and realize of experiments relevant for simple and medium complex project task in chemistry, to evaluate and discuss results obtained in laboratory and their practical relevance.

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Project will be selected from following topics depending on student's interest and actual availability:
• Research and development of modern hydrogel materials for medicinal, agricultural, environmental applications
• Natural organic matter – isolation, interactions with pollutants, applications in agriculture, cosmetics and medicine transport properties, stability, colloidal properties in relation to its function in nature
• Cosmetics and other consumer’s chemistry products – colloidal properties, stability, formulation development
• Biophysical chemistry of microorganisms – application of methods and concepts of physical and biophysical chemistry in applied research of microorganisms
• Methods of characterization of dispersions – centrifugal analysis, viscosimetry, fluorescence techniques, thermal analysis, diffusion techniques

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Training in realization of laboratory work-based project.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Not applicable.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.