NNT748 - NANOTOXICOLOGY I

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)
Application
(hours/week)
Credit ECTS
NANOTOXICOLOGY I NNT748 Any Semester/Year 3 0 3 9
PrequisitesNone
Course languageTurkish
Course typeElective 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
 
Instructor (s)Prof. Dr. Ülfet Pınar ErkekoÄŸlu 
Course objectiveThis course aims to gain experience in searching and evaluation of possible toxic effects and mechanisms of nanoparticules/nanomaterials and the effects on human and environmental health 
Learning outcomes
  1. This course will provide students with basic knowledge on possible toxic effects and mechanisms of nanoparticles/nanomaterials
Course ContentEvaluation of possible toxic effects of nanoparticules/nanomaterials considering to exposure route and target tissue; investigation of toxic effect mechanisms; assessment of effects on human and environmental health 
References1. Fan, Chang. ?Toxicology and Risk Assessment, Principles, Methods and Applications? Marcel Dekker, 1996
2. Klaassen CD. ?The Basic Science of Poisons. Casarett & Doull?s Toxicology? Sixth Ed., McGraw-Hill Companies, 2001, New York
3. Curtis J., Greenberg, M., Kester, J., Phillips, S., Krieger, G., Nanotechonogy and nanotoxicology, Toxicological Review, 25, 245-260 (2006).
4. Holden PA et al, Ecological Nanotoxicology: Integrating Nanomaterial Hazard Considerations Across the Subcellular, Population, Community, and Ecosystems Levels, Accounts of Chemical Research, 2012, DOI: 10.1021/ar300069t 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Introduction to nanotoxicology and basic principles- I
Week 2Classification of substances at nanolevel (designed and undersigned nanoparticules)
Week 3Possible toxic effects of nanoparticles/nanomaterials
Week 4Possible mechanisms of toxic effects of nanoparticles/ nanomaterials
Week 5Toxic effects of nanoparticles/ nanomaterials following exposure by inhalation
Week 6Toxic effects of nanoparticles/ nanomaterials following dermal exposure
Week 7Toxic effects of nanoparticles/ nanomaterials following oral exposure
Week 8Toxic effects related to particokinetic properties of nanoparticles/ nanomaterials
Week 9Toxic effects of nanoparticles/ nanomaterials due to their chemical structures
Week 10Antigenic effects of carbon materials
Week 11Genotoxic effects of nanoparticles/ nanomaterials
Week 12Developmental toxic effects of nanoparticles/ nanomaterials
Week 13Toxic effects of nanoparticles/ nanomaterials on environment- I
Week 14Toxic effects of nanoparticles/ nanomaterials on environment- II
Week 15Final Exam

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance00
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments230
Presentation00
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms00
Final exam170
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes030
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes070
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities000
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)1410140
Presentation / Seminar Preparation000
Project000
Homework assignment22448
Midterms (Study duration)000
Final Exam (Study duration) 14040
Total Workload3177270

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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1. Being able to use mathematics, science, and engineering information to develop new methods in the fields of nanotechnology and nanomedicine.    X
2. Being able to search information in Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine fields and to reach, to evaluate and to comment on this information    X
3. Being able to make supplements to the literature and to develop a skill for presenting their studies fluently in written and oral forms in national and international media.   X 
4. To have a Professional ethics and social responsibility.     X
5. By adopting the importance of lifetime learning in principle, actively following the developments in novel technological applications with databases and other sources.     X
6. Being able to choose and to use techniques, devices and software with the suitable information and communication Technologies in order to solve engineering problems.   X 
7. To communicate in oral and written forms in a foreign language at least in the C1 grade level of European Language Portfolio in the fields of nanotechnology and nanomedicine.   X  
8. Being able to design experiments, to do experimentation, to analyze and evaluate experimental results and to prepare a report to present.    X 
9. Being able to do within discipline and interdisciplinary teamwork  X  

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest