NFOK14025U Quantitative Bio-spectroscopy
MSc Programme in Biology-Biotechnology
MSc Programme in Animal Derived Foods
Spectroscopic measurement techniques have a number of advantages to classic chemical and chromatographic measurement techniques:
- Rapid (can be used to monitor process dynamics and an advantage for Quality control(QC) logistics)
- Non-destructive (facilitate measurements on intact sample structures and a requirement for on-line measurements)
- Environmentally friendly (no use of chemicals and no harm to the environment)
- Multivariate (exploit first order data advantage and gives the possibility of measuring several quality parameters simultaneously)
- Remote (allow for volumetric measurements and 'through packaging' measurements)
The Danish food, pharma and biotech industries have in recent years
shown a steadily increased interest in developing and adapting
spectroscopic measurement techniques for on-line monitoring of
their processes in real time. The advantages of using
non-destructive spectroscopic measurement techniques may give
significant improvements in raw material grading, product and
process knowledge, quality and safety and have recently been
endorsed by the FDA for use in the pharmaceutical industry as
'Process Analytical Technologies, PAT'. It is therefore
almost certain that future food, pharma and biotech candidates will
find themselves with problems that best can be solved by using
spectral sensors. The spectral sensors can also in the food process
industry as well as in food legislation bureaus.
Through lectures and laboratory exercises, the course will
introduce the students to the most widely used spectroscopic
techniques spanning a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum
including visual (VIS), fluorescence, near infrared (NIR), infrared
(IR), Raman and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.
Course relevance
The course is of prime importance to the food, pharma and biotech
candidate education as on-line process monitoring becomes more and
more widespread in the advanced segment of the industry and because
spectroscopy constitutes a new efficient tool for investigating
biological processes in humans and plants.
The course relates closely with the course in exploratory data
analysis (chemometrics) and is compulsory for the master Food
Science and Technology specialization in Process Analytical
Technology (PAT). The course is considered basic for students who
wish to study plant or human metabolomics.
The main objective of this course is to make the student
familiar with the basic concepts and physics of the most abundant
non-destructive spectroscopic techniques utilized for on- or
at-line process monitoring and quality control in the modern food,
pharma or biotech-industry. The course is designed to give the
student basic theoretical background and hands-on experience with
fluorescence, VIS, NIR, IR, Raman and NMR spectroscopy. The course
will emphasize practical use of spectroscopy and discuss problems,
pitfalls and tricks of the trade in relation to quantitative use of
spectroscopy including for example spectroscopic calibration and
optimal sample presentation to spectrometer.
After completing the course the student should be able to:
Knowledge
-Reflect about advantages and disadvantages of spectroscopic
measurements
-Describe various spectroscopic methods (electron spectroscopy,
vibrational spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance)
-Define how to present a theoretical or practical spectroscopic
result
-Perform spectroscopic measurements and data analysis
(qualitatively and quantitatively) on selected biological mixture
problems
Skills
-Suggest and apply spectroscopic monitoring equipment and sampling
to solve specific problems
-Operate selected spectroscopic equipment and application to
complex biological material
-Understand and communicate spectroscopic expert and research
literature to fellow students
Competences
-Carry out selected spectroscopic measurements on complex
biological samples
-Interpret selected spectroscopic data from biological samples
-Evaluate spectroscopic data quantitatively with basic chemometrics
(PCA and PLS)
Compendium will be distributed the first course day
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 1
- Lectures
- 25
- Practical exercises
- 40
- Preparation
- 35
- Project work
- 65
- Theory exercises
- 40
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignment, during courseOral examination, 20 minThe students will be evaluated on basis of a written group report with clear indication of individual contributions (50%) and a following final individual oral examination based on a presentation and discussion of the report and the course curriculum (50%).
Weight: Project report 50%, Oral examination 50%. - Exam registration requirements
- Theoretical exercises approved.
Submission of spectroscopy report. - Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
More than one internal examiner
- Re-exam
- Fulfillment of potentially missing theoretical exercises and spectroscopy report two weeks before the registration date of the re-examination.
Criteria for exam assesment
Fullfilment of learning outcomes
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NFOK14025U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 2
- Schedule
- C
- Course capacity
- 20
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Food, Human Nutrition and Sports
Contracting department
- Department of Food Science
Course responsibles
- Nanna Viereck (3-72657a446a737368326f7932686f)
- Søren Balling Engelsen (2-76684369727267316e7831676e)