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Practical Biochemistry
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: six hours
Instruction: practical work
Subject description
The practical work covers a range of laboratory exercises and
common techniques used in biochemical and chemical
laboratories. These techniques include estimation of disulphide
and thiol groups in proteins, fluorescence spectroscopy, affinity
chromatography, fractionation using ultracentrifugation,
antibody labelling techniques, gel electrophoresis and enzyme
kinetics.
~ ~ 7 3 2 Practical Work
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Subject description
Liquid surfaces and electrochemistry experiment.
Qualitative analysis of an unknown liquid mixture using
distillation, physical measurements, infra-red spectra, PMR
spectra, CMR spectra and mass spectra.
% ~ ~ 7 3 3 Practical Techniques in Colloid
Science
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7.5 credit points
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No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
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9 Potentiometric and conductimetric titrations of colloids to yield
lo. surface charge. Influence of electrolyte concentration and pH
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measurement of electrophoretic mobility (for colloids), which
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zetapotential and electrolyte concentration (and type) on
colloidal stability.
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Practical Techniques in Surface
Science
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
Subject description
Measurement of surface and interfacial tension. Determination
of surface areas per molecule using Gibb's adsorption
isotherm. Solution behaviour of surfactants - measurement of
critical micelle concentration and the solubility (in water) of an
oil-soluble molecule. Determination of surface area using
adsorption from solution techniques. Influence of surfactant on
contact angle.
~ ~ 7 3 5 Elective Practical Skills
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
Subject description
Cleaning techniques and surface preparation. Flocculation
rates. Emulsion polymerisation. Preparation of a paint.
Characterisation of emulsions. Selection of emulsifiers.
Polymer flocculation. Osmotic pressure. Dynamic light
scattering. Porosimetry. Rheology and viscosity. The isoelectric
point of a protein. Surface hydrophobicity. Preparation and
characterisation of microemulsions.
SC736 Research Skills, Part 1
5 credit points
No. of hours per week: two hours for five weeks
Subject description
Experimental design including the importance of the null result
and 'blank' experiment, choice of experimental points,
parameter variation and chemimetrics. The importance of prior
preparation and choice of experimental variables. Literature
searching skills and background theory. A major portion of this
subject will be devoted to designing a project to be carried out
either in SC538 or SC757.
sc737 Research Skills, Part 2
5 credit points
No. of hours per week: two hours for five weeks
Subjert description
Data manipulation and presentation, including statistics and
methodology of data handling. Use of software packages in
data manipulation. Presentation of data including an oral
presentation involving work carried out either in SC538 or
SC757.
5~738 Minor Research Project
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
Subject description
A minor research project carried out either at the student's
place of work or at Swinburne and involving a closely
supervised project of the student's choice.
sc739
Colloid Rheology
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours for five weeks
Subject description
Simple and complex rheology. Include complex rheology using
dynamic oscillatory rheology.