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Course, academic year 2026/2027
  
   
Bioengineering I - M319004
Title: Bioinženýrství I
Guaranteed by: Department of Biotechnology (319)
Faculty: Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology
Actual: from 2026
Semester: winter
Points: winter s.:4
E-Credits: winter s.:4
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/1, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)Schedule is not published yet, this information might be misleading.
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Halecký Martin doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Brányik Tomáš prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Interchangeability : AM319004, N319008
Is interchangeable with: AM319004
Examination dates   Schedule   
This subject contains the following additional online materials
Annotation -
The course focuses on understanding and quantitative description of biological processes in the context of their implementation under defined conditions enabling to achieve reproducibility of results. The syllabus is based on the principles of kinetics, balancing as well as measurement and regulation of biological processes, including the design of the equipment.
Last update: Halecký Martin (20.01.2026)
Course completion requirements -

Attendance at lectures is recommended but not monitored.

Credit test (rated at least 50%).

Exam test (rated at least 50%).

Oral exam.

Last update: Halecký Martin (20.01.2026)
Literature -

Recommended:

  • Berger, Stanley A., Goldsmith, Werner, Lewis, E. R.. Introduction to bioengineering. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996, https://vufind.techlib.cz/Record/000016949 s. ISBN 0-19-856516-X.
  • Antolli, Paolo G., Liu, Zhiming. Bioreactors, design, properties and applications. New York: Nova Science, 2012, https://vufind.techlib.cz/Record/000953279 s. ISBN 978-1-62100-164-5.
  • Rychtera, Mojmír, Páca, Jan. Bioinženýrství kvasných procesů. Praha: Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1985, https://vufind.techlib.cz/Record/000025843 s. ISBN .

Last update: Halecký Martin (20.01.2026)
Teaching methods -

Lectures: practical case studies, discussion of currently visible real-world examples, and demonstration of the presented phenomena using selected examples.

Seminars/Exercises: application of theoretical knowledge from the lectures, analysis of theoretical concepts, and professional argumentation.

Last update: Halecký Martin (20.01.2026)
Requirements to the exam -

Credit test (minimum 50% pass mark).

The examination consists of a written and an oral part.

The written part is compulsory; the oral part may be taken only after achieving at least 50% of the points in the written part. If less than 50% of the points are obtained, the examination is graded F. The written part consists of 15 questions, each worth 0–2 points.

Oral examination.

Last update: Halecký Martin (20.01.2026)
Syllabus -

1. The issue of biotechnology and bioengineering.

2. The structure of bioprocess, equipment overview and unit operations.

3. Methods of optimization and modeling of biological processes.

4. Engineering kinetics of chemical and enzymatic reactions, kinetics of microbial growth.

5. Cultivation of microorganisms - batch and fed-batch cell cultures.

6. Cultivation of microorganisms - semicontinuous and continuous cell cultures.

7. Characteristics of phase folw - residence time distribution, flow models.

8. Mass transfer - oxygen transfer, aeration, measurement and quantification of KLa.

9. Specific aspects of plant/tissue cell and phototrophic cell cultivation.

10. Engineering aspects of enzyme and cell immobilization, biocatalysis.

11. Mixing in bioreactors - theory, power consumption, homogenization, shear forces.

12. Heat transfer, energy balance of bioreactors, sterilization, cooling and heating.

13. Scale-up of bioprocesses.

14. Construction materials, corrosion, design and construction of biotechnological processes.

Last update: Halecký Martin (20.01.2026)
Learning resources -

https://e-learning.vscht.cz/course/view.php?id=455

Last update: Halecký Martin (16.09.2023)
Learning outcomes -

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

Understand the biological, chemical and engineering processes in the biotechnology industry

Describe and evaluate basic biocatalytic processes.

Quantitatively evaluate experimental data of processes catalyzed by biological elements and to carry out heat and mass balances of biotechnological processes.

Design mixing and aeration equipment of bioreactors.

Last update: Halecký Martin (20.01.2026)
Registration requirements -

Basic knowledge of at least two of the following areas: biochemistry, microbiology, physiology of microorganisms, chemical or biochemical engineering.

Last update: Halecký Martin (20.01.2026)
Teaching methods
Activity Credits Hours
Konzultace s vyučujícími 0.2 6
Účast na přednáškách 1 28
Příprava na přednášky, semináře, laboratoře, exkurzi nebo praxi 0.5 14
Příprava na zkoušku a její absolvování 1.8 50
Účast na seminářích 0.5 14
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