Introduction to Modern Biophysics
Autor Mohammad Ashrafuzzamanen Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 dec 2023
This textbook covers key breakthroughs in biophysics whilst looking ahead to future horizons and directions of research. It contains models based on both classical and quantum mechanical treatments of biological systems. It explores diseases related to physical alterations in biomolecular structures and organizations alongside drug discovery strategies. It also discusses the cutting- edge applications of nanotechnologies in manipulating nanoprocesses in biological systems.
Key Features:
• Presents an accessible introduction to how physics principles and techniques can be used to
understand biological and biochemical systems.
• Addresses natural processes, mutations, and their purposeful manipulation.
• Lays the groundwork for vitally important natural scientific, technological, and medical advances.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781032256702
ISBN-10: 1032256702
Pagini: 434
Ilustrații: 13 Tables, black and white; 94 Line drawings, color; 31 Line drawings, black and white; 141 Halftones, color; 6 Halftones, black and white; 235 Illustrations, color; 37 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 mm
Greutate: 0.98 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: CRC Press
Colecția CRC Press
Locul publicării:Boca Raton, United States
ISBN-10: 1032256702
Pagini: 434
Ilustrații: 13 Tables, black and white; 94 Line drawings, color; 31 Line drawings, black and white; 141 Halftones, color; 6 Halftones, black and white; 235 Illustrations, color; 37 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 mm
Greutate: 0.98 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: CRC Press
Colecția CRC Press
Locul publicării:Boca Raton, United States
Public țintă
Postgraduate and Undergraduate AdvancedCuprins
Chapter 1: Physical Understanding of Biological Systems: Past, Present, and the Future. Chapter 2: Biophysics of Life. Chapter 3: Stochasticity in Biological Systems. Chapter 4: Biological Energetics. Chapter 5: Biochemical Energetics. Chapter 6: Biomolecular Machines. Chapter 7: Forces and Motion in Biological Systems. Chapter 8: Surface Biophysics. Chapter 9: Biochemical Thermodynamics. Chapter 10: Nucleic Acid Structure and Stability. Chapter 11: Biophysics of Proteins and Proteomics. Chapter 12: Physics Tools and Techniques in Bioimaging. Chapter 13: Quantum Biophysics. Chapter 14: Computational Biomodeling. Chapter 15: Biophysics Tools in Bioinformatics and Genomics. Chapter 16: Biophysical Economics. Epilogue.
Notă biografică
Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman, a biophysicist and condensed matter scientist, is passionate about investigating biological and biochemical processes utilizing physics principles and techniques. He is a professor of Biophysics at King Saud University’s Biochemistry Department of College of Science, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the co-founder of MDT Canada Inc., and the founder of Child Life Development Institute, Edmonton, Canada. He authored Biophysics and Nanotechnology of Ion channels, Nanoscale Biophysics of the Cell, and Membrane Biophysics. He also published around 50 peer-reviewed articles, edited two books, and has been serving on editorial boards of Elsevier and Bentham Science journals. Dr. Ashrafuzzaman has had held research and academic ranks at Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, University of Neuchatel (Switzerland), Helsinki University of Technology (Finland), Weill Medical College of Cornell University (USA), and University of Alberta (Canada). Dr. Ashrafuzzaman obtained his highest academic degree, Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in condensed matter physics from the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland in 2004.
Descriere
This textbook will provide an introduction to the fundamental and applied aspects of biophysics for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of physics, chemistry, and biology.