College of Chemistry Course Guide

CBE 182 - Nanoscience and Engineering (3 Units)

(Taken from the UC Berkeley Course Guide)

Course Overview

Summary

This nanoscale science and biomolecular engineering course will cover emerging topics in applied biotechnology and nanotechnology. Topics include enzyme kinetics, enzyme inhibition, recombinant protein generation, cell culture, genome editing, drug design, nanoparticle-based gene and drug delivery, fluorescence imaging, and sensors. The course will also probe the interface of biology with nanomaterials, and standard microscopic techniques to image biological structures and nanoscale materials.

Prerequisites

Bio 1A or BioE 11 and Physics 7A

Workload

Time Commitment

3 hours of lecture per week.




UC Berkeley Course Guide