Trends in Biophysics

Trends in Biophysics
Author: Pavel Kraikivski
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2013-04-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1466584106

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.This book covers a wide scope of biological approaches to such biological phenomena as cell division, motility, collective cell behavior, multicellular structures, morphogenesis, and tumor development. Over the past two decades, biologists have generated large sets of experimental data and discov

Biophysics: Key Concepts, Techniques and Applications

Biophysics: Key Concepts, Techniques and Applications
Author: Betty Karasek
Publisher:
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2018-02-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781632385758

Biophysics studies the methods and approaches of physics in relation to biological systems. Scientists and researchers related to the field of biophysics study the connections between DNA, RNA and protein biosynthesis. Some of the fields that converge with the field of biophysics are biology, biochemistry, computer science, computational chemistry, mathematics, etc. This book is a compilation of chapters that discuss the most vital concepts and emerging trends in the field of biophysics. This book, with its detailed analyses and data, will prove immensely beneficial to professionals and students involved in this area at various levels.

New Trends in the Physics and Mechanics of Biological Systems

New Trends in the Physics and Mechanics of Biological Systems
Author: M. Ben Amar
Publisher:
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2011
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0199605831

"In July 2009, many experts in the mathematical modeling of biological sciences gathered in Les Houches for a 4-week summer school on the mechanics and physics of biological systems. The goal of the school was to present to students and researchers an integrated view of new trends and challenges in physical and mathematical aspects of biomechanics. While the scope for such a topic is very wide, they focused on problems where solid and fluid mechanics play a central role. The school covered both the general mathematical theory of mechanical biology in the context of continuum mechanics but also the specific modeling of particular systems in the biology of the cell, plants, microbes, and in physiology. These lecture notes are organized (as was the school) around five different main topics all connected by the common theme of continuum modeling for biological systems: Bio-fluidics, Bio-gels, Bio-mechanics, Bio-membranes, and Morphogenesis. These notes are not meant as a journal review of the topic but rather as a gentle tutorial introduction to the readers who want to understand the basic problematic in modeling biological systems from a mechanics perspective"--

New Trends in Biochemical Physics Research

New Trends in Biochemical Physics Research
Author: Sergeĭ Dmitrievich Varfolomeev
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2007
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781600214639

This book presents recent research in chemical and biochemical physics. Chemical physics addresses a large range of problems. An effective chemical physicist is a "jack-of-all-trades", able to apply the principles and techniques of the field to everything from high-tech materials to biology. Just as the fields of chemistry and physics have expanded, so have chemical physics subject areas, which include polymers, materials, surfaces/interfaces, and biological macromolecules, along with the traditional small molecule and condensed phase systems. Biochemical physics is a science that joins the three natural sciences (biology, chemistry and physics) into one comprehensive study. N.M. Emanuel pioneered this science over fifty years ago. This book brings together papers written by Emanuel's students, which reveal recent developments in this interesting field.

Biophysics

Biophysics
Author: Aurel I. POPESCU
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2016
Genre:
ISBN: 9789732726921

Recent Trends in Molecular Recognition

Recent Trends in Molecular Recognition
Author: F. Diederich
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2013-04-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 366203574X

Reasoning in terms of molecular recognition may be traced back to Emil Fischer, who practiced the art of chemistry at Humboldt University in Prussian Berlin a century ago. Today, it is clearly recognized that molecular recognition impacts and determines all life processes. It has become a key research field in both chemistry and biology and the emerging interface of what now is being called "chemical biology". The technological advances derived from this knowledge are particularly important, diverse, and directly evident in the pharmaceutical industry. Under the auspices of the Ernst Schering Research Foundation, a workshop held in Berlin in February 1998 addressed novel basic developments of potential relevance to drug research efforts. A balance of timely research topics in molecular recognition is presented in the lectures delivered by a multidisciplinary international panel of renowned scholars and documented in this volume.

Essentials Of Biophysics

Essentials Of Biophysics
Author: P Narayanan
Publisher: New Age International
Total Pages: 538
Release: 2000
Genre:
ISBN: 9788122412192

Biophysics Is An Interdisciplinary Subject-A ``Bridge`` Between Physical And Natural Sciences. Recent Advances In Physical Sciences, And Progress That Are Taking Place In Biological And Medical Sciences, Are Making Them More Data-Rich, And Has Brought The Subject Of Biophysics To The Center Stage. The Subject Of This Book Is Thus Conceived And Presented Taking Into Account These Developments To Reach Out To The Students And Scholars With Biological And Medical Background, To Make Them Knowledgeable About The Physical Principles And Techniques That Are Becoming An Integral Part Of Their Subjects, And To Inculcate The Quantitative Approach In Natural Sciences, Which Is The Essential Part Of Physical Sciences. This Book Is Also Aimed At The Physical Sciences Faculties, To Bring To Their Awareness, The Structural And Functional Aspects Of Biological Entities And The Complexity, And The Emerging Trends In Natural Sciences. In Essence, This Book Is To Reach Out To The Students Of Physical Sciences Also, Whose Convergent Interest Is In The Biological/Medical Sciences.The Book Contains All The `Core` Topics In Biophysics, Presented In A Lucid Manner, Emphasizing The Quantitative Approach Towards Biological, Medical And Allied Subjects. Overviews To Sections, And Synopses To Chapters, Are Provided To Present The Subject Matter And Concepts In A Condensed Format. Appendices, Glossary And Index Are Included To Make The Book Self-Contained, And To Facilitate The Reader A Quick Perusal Of Technical Concepts And Terms.

Modern Trends in Biothermokinetics

Modern Trends in Biothermokinetics
Author: J.P. Mazat
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 485
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 146152962X

This book includes articles relating to presentations given in a variety of forms (lectures, posters, contributions to round tables, software presentations) at the 5th International Biothermokinetics Meeting held in Bordeaux-Bombannes, September 23-26, 1992. The fact that not just lectures were considered for these proceedings reflects the aims of BTK meetings to instigate discussion, promote scientific cooperation and confront as many different ideas as possible with each other (at best heretical ones). BTK conferences have expanded more and more; 130 participants came to the 1992 meeting from 20 countries. It was therefore necessary to hold the round tables in parallel sessions. It is difficult to have an unbiased feeling of what should be selected as the salient features of the meeting. As the name suggests, Biothermokinetics embraces thermodynamic and kinetic approaches to experimental and theoretical investigations of biological processes, in particular at the cellular level. This "classical" point of view is mainly represented in the chapter "Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Transport Processes and Biological Energy Transduction".

Advances in Molecular Biophysics

Advances in Molecular Biophysics
Author: Keira O'Donnell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2020-09-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781641162784

Molecular biophysics is an interdisciplinary domain of research which combines the principles of physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering and biology. It aims to explain bimolecular systems and biological functions in terms of dynamic behaviour, molecular structure and structural organization. This field seeks to understand biological processes and functions at different levels of complexity, such as from viruses to small living systems, and from single molecules to supramolecular structures. The study of allosteric interactions, molecular forces, molecular associations, cable theory and Brownian motion are also addressed by molecular biophysics. Procedures that enable imaging and manipulation of living structures aid research in molecular biophysics. Spectroscopic techniques comprising of laser Raman, FT-NMR, FT-infrared, spin label electron spin resonance, etc. are widely used to understand structural dynamics of biomolecules and their intermolecular interactions. This book is a compilation of chapters that discuss the most vital concepts and emerging trends in the field of molecular biophysics. The various advancements in this field are glanced at and their applications as well as ramifications are looked at in detail. Students, researchers, experts and all associated with molecular biophysics will benefit alike from this book.