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Overview
What you will study
The Medical Sensors course offered by KTH Royal Institute of Technology gives an overview of biosensor technology and its applications in medicine and health. The course also gives an understanding of the applications of biosensors in food safety, environmental monitoring and safety.
After passing the course, the student shall be able to:
- explain the fundamentals of medical sensor technology
- give an account of the physiological processes that are can be studied with medical sensor technology
- describe and explain the main technologies that are used in medical sensor technology with a focus on biosensor technology
- evaluate a sensor based on standard criteria and decide its suitability for specific medical applications.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- biosensors with an overview of economic importance and the multi-disciplinary aspects of sensor technology
- sensor principles and measurement technology for medicine and health
- transducers – electric/electrochemical, optical, mechanical
- biological recognition elements, including cells, DNA, RNA, and proteins (antibodies, enzymes, etc)
- surface functionalization
- micro and nanotechnologies in sensor science including fluidics
- test/individual – sensor interactions
- non-invasive and minimally invasive sensor technology
- criteria of sensor design and manufacturing processes
- analytical parameters for sensors
- multi-analytical methods
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 2 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
TOEFL® IBT 90
Credits
7 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Electrical Engineering View 10 other Short Courses in Electrical Engineering in SwedenAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT 90
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or in sciences including 20 credits in mathematics and 15 credits in Physics
- English B/6
Tuition Fee
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EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 SEK for the full programme during 2 months.
If you are an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen or hold a residence permit in Sweden for something other than studies you generally do not have to pay tuition fees.
Living costs for Stockholm
9668 - 17248 SEK /month
Living costs
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