The Physics of Living Processes: A Mesoscopic Approach - Couverture souple

Waigh, Thomas Andrew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1118449940 ISBN 13 : 9781118449943

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2014

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1118449940
• ISBN 13: 9781118449943
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 617
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible