The Physics of Living Processes (eBook)

A Mesoscopic Approach

Thomas Andrew Waigh (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2014 | 1. Auflage
624 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-69830-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This full-colour undergraduate textbook, based on a two semester
course, presents the fundamentals of biological physics,
introducing essential modern topics that include cells, polymers,
polyelectrolytes, membranes, liquid crystals, phase transitions,
self-assembly, photonics, fluid mechanics, motility, chemical
kinetics, enzyme kinetics, systems biology, nerves, physiology, the
senses, and the brain.

The comprehensive coverage, featuring in-depth explanations of
recent rapid developments, demonstrates this to be one of the most
diverse of modern scientific disciplines.

The Physics of Living Processes: A Mesoscopic Approach is
comprised of five principal sections:

* Building Blocks

* Soft Condensed Matter Techniques in Biology

* Experimental Techniques

* Systems Biology

* Spikes, Brains and the Senses

The unique focus is predominantly on the mesoscale --
structures on length scales between those of atoms and the
macroscopic behaviour of whole organisms. The connections between
molecules and their emergent biological phenomena provide a novel
integrated perspective on biological physics, making this an
important text across a variety of scientific disciplines including
biophysics, physics, physical chemistry, chemical engineering and
bioengineering.

An extensive set of worked tutorial questions are included,
which will equip the reader with a range of new physical tools to
approach problems in the life sciences from medicine,
pharmaceutical science and agriculture.

Autor

Thomas Andrew Waigh School of Physics and Astronomy, Photon Science Institute, University of Manchester

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.8.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• Schlagworte: Biomaterial • Biomaterialien • biomaterials • biomedical engineering • Biomedizinische Technik • Biomedizintechnik • Biophysik • Medical & Health Physics • Physics • Physik • Physik in Medizin u. Gesundheitswesen
• ISBN-10: 1-118-69830-4 / 1118698304
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-69830-3 / 9781118698303