This course will be held from
May 2nd - 18th, 2018.
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Week 1 ::: May 2nd – 5th, 2018 ::: Lectures |
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| | 1. Intro and Fundamentals |
| | 2. Diagnostics |
| | 3. Therapeutics and Theranostics |
| | 4. Characterization Methods |
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Week 2 ::: May 7th – 11th, 2018 ::: Hands-on mini-projects (optional) |
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| | A longer version of the course (two additional weeks) is available for interested students. During the second week of this option, students will form groups and choose one of four hands-on mini-projects, in the areas of (i) drug delivery systems; (ii) biomicrofluidics and (iii) biomimetic systems for diagnostic research. |
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Week 3 ::: May 14th – 18th, 2018 ::: Elaboration of the report and presentation (optional) |
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| | The final week of the course is devoted to self-study for the final exam, and elaboration of the report and presentation of the results of the mini-project. Students from outside of the University of Minho can choose to perform both the presentation and exam remotely. |
