Biology for Engineers (CSE) (BBOC407)

Biology for Engineers (CSE)

Course Code: BBOC407
CIE Marks: 50
SEE Marks: 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy: 15 hour Theory Session + 15 hour Self study
Total Marks: 100
Credits: 01
Exam Hours: 01 Hour
Examination type (SEE): SEE paper shall be set for 50 questions, each of the 01 mark. The pattern of the question paper is MCQ (multiple choice questions).

Module 1

CELL BASIC UNIT OF LIFE
Introduction. Structure and functions of a cell. Stem cells and their application. Biomolecules: Properties and functions of Carbohydrates, Nucleic acids, proteins, lipids. Importance of special biomolecules: Properties and functions of enzymes, vitamins and hormones.

Module 2

APPLICATION OF BIOMOLECULES
Carbohydrates in cellulose-based water filters production, PHA and PLA in bioplastics production, Nucleic acids in vaccines and diagnosis, Proteins in food production, lipids in biodiesel and detergents production, Enzymes in biosensors fabrication, food processing, detergent formulation and textile processing.

Module 3

ADAPTATION OF ANATOMICAL PRINCIPLES FOR BIOENGINEERING DESIGN
Brain as a CPU system. Eye as a Camera system. Heart as a pump system. Lungs as purification system. Kidney as a filtration system.

Module 4

NATURE-BIOINSPIRED MATERIALS AND MECHANISMS
Echolocation, Photosynthesis. Bird flying, Lotus leaf effect, Plant burrs, Shark skin, Kingfisher beak. Human Blood substitutes - hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers (HBOCs) and perflourocarbons (PFCs).

Module 5

TRENDS IN BIOENGINEERING
Muscular and Skeletal Systems as scaffolds, scaffolds and tissue engineering, Bioprinting techniques and materials. Electrical tongue and electrical nose in food science, DNA origami and Biocomputing, Bioimaging and Artificial Intelligence for disease diagnosis. Bioconcrete. Bioremediation. Biomining.

Suggested Learning Resources:
• Biology for Engineers, Rajendra Singh C and Rathnakar Rao N, Bengaluru, 2023
• Human Physiology, Stuart Fox, Krista Rompolski, McGraw-Hill eBook. 16th Edition, 2022
• Biology for Engineers, Thyagarajan S. et al., Tata McGraw-Hill, 2012
• Biology for Engineers, Arthur T. Johnson, CRC Press, 2011
• Biomedical Instrumentation, Leslie Cromwell, Prentice Hall, 2011
• Biology for Engineers, Sohini Singh and Tanu Allen, Vayu Education, 2014
• Biomimetics: Nature-Based Innovation, Yoseph Bar-Cohen, CRC Press, 2012
• Bio-Inspired Artificial Intelligence, D. Floreano and C. Mattiussi, MIT Press, 2008
• Bioremediation of heavy metals, C R Sunilkumar et al., Lambert Academic, 2019
• 3D Bioprinting, Ibrahim Ozbolat, Academic Press, 2016
• Electronic Noses and Tongues in Food Science, Maria Rodriguez Mende, Academic Press, 2016

Web links and Video Lectures (e-Resources):
• https://nptel.ac.in/courses/121106008
• https://freevideolectures.com/course/4877/nptel-biology-engineers-other-non-biologists
• https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/20-020-introduction-to-biological-engineering-design-spring-2009
• https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/20-010j-introduction-to-bioengineering-be-010j-spring-2006
• https://www.coursera.org/courses?query=biology
• https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_ge31/preview
• https://www.classcentral.com/subject/biology
• https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/biology-basic-concepts