The Physics of Living Processes
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The Physics of Living Processes

A Mesoscopic Approach

Thomas Andrew Waigh

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The Physics of Living Processes

A Mesoscopic Approach

Thomas Andrew Waigh

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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:

ā€¢ Building Blocks

ā€¢ Soft Condensed Matter Techniques in Biology

ā€¢ Experimental Techniques

ā€¢ Systems Biology

ā€¢ Spikes, Brains and the Senses

The unique focus is predominantly on the mesoscale ā€” 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.

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Publisher
Wiley
Year
2014
ISBN
9781118698273
Edition
1
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Physics
Index
Physics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Preface
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Part I: Building Blocks
  7. Part II: Soft Condensed-Matter Techniques in Biology
  8. Part III: Experimental Techniques
  9. Part IV: Systems Biology
  10. Part V: Spikes, Brains and the Senses
  11. Appendix A: Physical Constants
  12. Appendix B: Answers to Tutorial Questions
  13. Index
  14. End User License Agreement
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APA 6 Citation

Waigh, T. A. (2014). The Physics of Living Processes (1st ed.). Wiley. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/1001870/the-physics-of-living-processes-pdf (Original work published 2014)

Chicago Citation

Waigh, Thomas Andrew. (2014) 2014. The Physics of Living Processes. 1st ed. Wiley. https://www.perlego.com/book/1001870.

Harvard Citation

Waigh, T. A. (2014) The Physics of Living Processes. 1st edn. Wiley. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/1001870/the-physics-of-living-processes-pdf (Accessed: 26 September 2021).

MLA 7 Citation

Waigh, Thomas Andrew. The Physics of Living Processes. 1st ed. Wiley, 2014. Web. 24 June 2024.