The Physics of Living Processes (eBook)

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.