BPS3322 Drug delivery nanotechnology
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
BPS3322 Drug delivery nanotechnology is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Parkville. It needs BPS2042.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Parkville
- Assessment
- Has an exam
- and 3 other tasks
The 2027 handbook has no page for BPS3322. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before BPS3322
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After BPS3322
No unit lists BPS3322 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Overview
This unit will focus on understanding the principles behind the formulation of nanotechnology drug delivery systems, and the way they behave in vitro and in vivo. This unit will cover the following topics:
1) Drug delivery nanotechnologies
- micelles
- emulsions
- microemulsions
- liposomes
- nanosuspensions
- cyclodextrins
- lipid-based oral formulations
2) Characterization of nanoformulations
- microscopy
- internal structure
- surface properties
- drug encapsulation and release
3) Diagnostic applications of nanotechnology
Students will undertake literature searches and develop a proposal for a nanotechnology formulation to treat a disease or illness.
Students will also conduct laboratory-based experiments to characterize nanotech drug delivery formulations and to test their laboratory-based skills.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Parkville | On campus |
Assessment
- Laboratory classThreshold hurdle35%
- Mid semester quizThreshold hurdle10%
- Workshops & Online QuizzesThreshold hurdle15%
- Final ExamThreshold hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe the principles behind the formulation of nanotechnology drug delivery systems
- 2
Describe, and conduct in laboratories, the methods of characterization of nanotech drug delivery systems
- 3
Design a nanotechnology-based therapy
- 4
Describe different modes of imaging nanotechnology-based therapies
- 5
Describe typical approaches to diagnostics and describe the role of advanced formulation and nanotechnologies in modern diagnostics
Workload and teaching
- Workshops7 hours
- Lectures16 hours
- Laboratories21 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Eight 1.5-hour online modules (discovery)
- Sixteen 1-hour interactive lectures
- Eight 1-hour workshops
- Five 3-hour laboratories
Learning resources
Technology resources
For more information on Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) specifications and the technology systems and services available to students, review the Student Technology Essentials Handbook https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/1041220/student-it-brochure.pdf
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Angus Johnston
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Angus Johnston
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BPS3322?
You need BPS2042 before you enrol.
When is BPS3322 offered?
In 2020, BPS3322 runs in Semester 2 at Parkville.
Does BPS3322 have an exam?
Yes, it has an exam, alongside 3 other tasks.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 3
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 2
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2020