Application of Vibrational Spectroscopy in Therapeutic Substance Studies Field of study: Biophysics
Programme code: W4-S2BFA21.2022

Module name: Application of Vibrational Spectroscopy in Therapeutic Substance Studies
Module code: W4-2BF-MB-21-21
Programme code: W4-S2BFA21.2022
Semester:
  • winter semester 2025/2026
  • winter semester 2024/2025
  • winter semester 2023/2024
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: exam
ECTS credits: 4
Description:
The entire course consists of lectures and laboratory exercises that introduce students to the theory and practice of the application of two complementary research techniques: infrared absorption (IR) spectroscopy and Raman scattering (RS). This will give them the knowledge to solve many important problems in pharmacy: 1) drug identity, 2) test purity, 3) crystal structures of drugs, 4) characteristics of polymorphism, 5) tautomerization, 6) interactions between active drugs and excipients. In the first part of the lecture, students will be introduced to the basic principles of vibration spectroscopy, in the second part the possibilities of using spectroscopic methods in pharmacy will be presented in detail. During the laboratory work, they learn the practical aspects of various vibration spectroscopy measuring techniques.
Prerequisites:
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Key reading:
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Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
The student knows the laws of physical chemistry underlying vibration spectroscopy methods [MB_21_1]
 KBF_W01 [3/5] KBF_W02 [3/5] KBF_W04 [3/5] KBF_W07 [3/5] KBF_W11 [3/5] KBF_U04 [3/5] KBF_K02 [3/5]
The student gathered extensive information on the usefulness of vibration spectroscopy in the analysis of pharmaceutical materials [MB_21_2]
 KBF_W04 [4/5] KBF_W10 [4/5] KBF_U07 [4/5]
The student knows how to perform basic measurements using IR and Raman spectrometers [MB_21_3]
 KBF_W01 [4/5] KBF_W02 [4/5] KBF_W04 [4/5] KBF_W07 [4/5] KBF_W11 [4/5] KBF_U04 [4/5] KBF_K02 [4/5]
The student can analyse the results of measurements obtained from these two techniques [MB_21_4]
 KBF_W01 [4/5] KBF_W02 [4/5] KBF_W04 [4/5] KBF_W11 [4/5] KBF_U04 [4/5] KBF_U07 [4/5] KBF_K09 [4/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
exam [MB_21_w_1]
test on issues discussed during the lecture
 MB_21_1 MB_21_2
credit [MB_21_w_2]
evaluation of the report containing the analysis of measurement results
 MB_21_3 MB_21_4
Form of teaching Student's own work Assessment of the learning outcomes
Type Description (including teaching methods) Number of hours Description Number of hours
lecture [MB_21_fs_1]
Detailed discussion by the lecturer of the issues listed in the table "module description" using the table or multimedia presentations
 15
Work with lecture notes and given bibliography
 20 exam [MB_21_w_1]
laboratory classes [MB_21_fs_2]
Performance of exercises on professional research equipment
 30
Preparation of the final report
 30 credit [MB_21_w_2]
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
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