Waigh, Thomas Andrew
The Physics of Living Processes: A Mesoscopic Approach
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.
Avainsanat: Medical & Health Physics
- Tekijä(t)
- Waigh, Thomas Andrew
- Julkaisija
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Julkaisuvuosi
- 2015
- Kieli
- en
- Painos
- 1
- Sivumäärä
- 624 sivua
- Kategoria
- Eksaktit luonnontieteet
- Tiedostomuoto
- E-kirja
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781118698273
- Painetun ISBN
- 9781118449943