Key information
- Faculty
- Faculty of Life Sciences
- Teaching department
- School of Pharmacy
- Credit value
- 15
- Restrictions
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Only available to students on MSc PFE, MSc Pharmaceutics, MSc Precision Medicine, MSci programmes in Chemistry, and MRes Drug Sciences
- Timetable
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Alternative credit options
There are no alternative credit options available for this module.
This module explore the use of nanotechnology for the delivery of therapeutic molecules and for diagnostics. It will cover nanocarriers such as liposomes, micelles, dendrimers and inorganic and organic nanoparticles. The overall emphasis will be on the need for novel nanoscale delivery vectors (both natural and synthetic), a better understanding of targets, and the routes that delivery systems have to traverse to reach their targets. Another topic of interest will be focused nanotheranostics, which involves the integration of a therapeutic and diagnostic function into a single nanocarrier system.
List of lectures:
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Introduction to nanomedicine and nanocrystals
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Targeting ligands
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Antibody drug conjugates
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Liposomes and micelles
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Dendrimers and nanotheranostics
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Nanosensors
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Polymerosomes and somanutics
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Intended teaching term:
Term 2 ÌýÌýÌý
Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 7)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In person
- Methods of assessment
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100%
Coursework
- Mark scheme
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Numeric Marks
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
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5
- Module leader
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Dr Satyanarayana Somavarapu
- Who to contact for more information
- sop.pgt@ucl.ac.uk
Intended teaching term:
Term 2 ÌýÌýÌý
Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In person
- Methods of assessment
-
100%
Coursework
- Mark scheme
-
Numeric Marks
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
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46
- Module leader
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Dr Satyanarayana Somavarapu
- Who to contact for more information
- sop.pgt@ucl.ac.uk
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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