| Course title | |||||
| 生体システム特論 [Advanced Topics on Biological System and Theory] | |||||
| Course category | courses for the doctral program | Requirement | Credit | 2 | |
| Department | Year | ～ | Semester | Spring | |
| Course type | Spring | Course code | 126804 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 西舘 泉 [NISHIDATE Izumi] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering | Office | BASE614 | Email address | |
| Course description |
| This course will address about how to measure, analyze, and evaluate the biological functions of in vivo human skin, with a focus on the tissue optics which is the core of optical measurements and spectral imaging techniques. |
| Expected Learning |
| Learners who successfully complete this course will be able to understand the measuring techniques, analyses, and evaluations of the biological functions of in vivo human skin as well as the fundamentals of tissue optics and tissue spectroscopy. |
| Course schedule |
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1. Skin Structural Components: Physiology and Metrology 1.1 Skin surface 1.2 Epidermis 1.3 Dermis 1.4 Epidermis appendages 1.5 Skin vasculature 1.6 Subcutis 2. Skin Functions and their Measurement 2.1 Mechanical protection 2.2 Photoprotection 2.3 Barrier Function 2.4 Immune Function 2.5 Thermoregulation 2.6 Sensory Function 3. Skin Disease Rating 4. Skin Maps 5. Skin and Constant/Physical Units |
| Prerequisites |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Lecturer will hand out materials accordingly during the class. |
| References |
| P. Agache and P. Humbert, Measuring the skin (Springer-Verlag,Berlin, 2004). |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Assessment depends on attendance of class, positive attitude, and paper submission. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Course keywords |
| Office hours |
| Anytime |
| Remarks 1 |
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| Lecture Language |
| English |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 3/12/2018 9:27:20 PM |