Dillon P.F. Biophysics: A Physiological Approach

Cambridge University Press, 2012. - 315 p. - Specifically tailored to life science students, this textbook explains quantitative aspects of human biophysics with examples drawn from contemporary physiology, genetics and nanobiology. It outlines important physical ideas, equations and examples at the heart of contemporary physiology, along with the organization necessary to understand that knowledge. The wide range of biophysical topics covered include energetics, bond formation and dissociation, diffusion and directed transport, muscle and connective tissue physics, fluid flow, membrane structure, electrical properties and transport, pharmacokinetics and system dynamics and stability. Enabling students to understand the uses of quantitation in modern biology, equations are presented in the context of their application, rather than derivation. They are each directed toward the understanding of a biological principle, with a particular emphasis on human biology.The energy around us
Molecular contacts
Diffusion and directed transport
Energy production
Force and movement
Load bearing
Fluid and air flow
Biophysical interfaces: surface tension and membrane structural properties
Membrane electrical properties
Agonist activation and analysis
Stability, complexity and non-linear systems
Concluding remarks