Biophysics

This book highlights key findings generated during the past years from the main disciplines that constitute Physical Virology, from theoretical physics and simulations to material sciences and vaccines development to structural biology.

This thesis presents a highly innovative study of the ultrafast structural and vibrational dynamics of hydrated phospholipids, the basic constituents of cell membranes.

Cognition and artificial intelligence are entering a new era in which the aspects of symbolic manipulation and of connectionism begin to come together.

Chronic disease states of aging should be viewed through the prism of metabolism and biophysical processes at all levels of physiological organization present in the human body.

Pulmonary Biology in Health and Disease was conceived as a companion to a handful of expensive, multivolume textbooks.

This book offers an introduction to the physics of nonlinear phenomena through two complementary approaches: bifurcation theory and catastrophe theory.

This book focuses on the mechanobiological principles in tissue engineering with a particular emphasis on the multiscale aspects of the translation of mechanical forces from bioreactors down to the cellular level.

This volume presents a basic consensus of how the aqueous humor is formed and exits through the trabecular meshwork and canal of Schlemm.

Modification of Lipid Metabolism is a collection of proceedings presented at the Symposium on Modification of Lipid Metabolism, held during the American Chemical Society meeting in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on September 10-11, 1974.

DNA: Recombination, Interactions and Repair presents the result of the proceedings of the FEBS Symposium on DNA, which focuses on DNA recombination in vivo and in vitro, DNA interactions, and DNA repair.

This book focuses on the expanding market for 2D MXenes and their increasing importance in future applications.

Caveolae (latin for little caves) are small structures found at the surface of cells.

Performing in a high G environment is extremely demanding on the body: pulling G forces blood to the body's extremities, putting the pilot, astronaut or driver at risk of G-Induced Lack of Consciousness (G-LOC).

Nanosensors are innovative devices that exploit the unique properties exhibited by matter at the nanoscale.

From within complex structures of organisms and cells down to the molecular level, biological processes all involve movement.

This book explains the operating principles of atomic force microscopy with the aim of enabling the reader to operate a scanning probe microscope successfully and understand the data obtained with the microscope.

Proteins: Concepts in Biochemistry teaches the biochemical concepts underlying protein structure, evolution, stability and folding, and explains how interactions with macromolecular structures determine protein function.

Advanced Spectroscopic Methods to Study Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics presents the latest emerging technologies in spectroscopy and advances in established spectroscopic methods.

This book uniquely addresses anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury - one of the leading issues in orthopedic sports medicine - throughout the lifespan, with a focus on differences depending on age and activity levels.

The study of environmental biophysics probably began earlier in man's history than that of any other science.

In recent years there has been tremendous activity in computational neuroscience resulting from two parallel developments.

Like inanimate matter, biological matter is condensed, though it may be more complex.

This book presents cutting-edge research and developments in the field of medical and biological engineering, which a special emphasis on activities carried out in the Asian-Pacific region.

Newer Methods of Nutritional Biochemistry: With Applications and Interpretations, Volume V, presents discussions and reviews of procedures that may have a significant impact on the future progress of the science of nutrition.

EURECA-PRO is the global educational core hub and interdisciplinary research and innovation leader in qualitative environmental and social framework development for responsible consumption and production.

This book presents (1) a tour through the complex and mesmerizing world of molecular interactions without recourse to complicated theoretical derivations and (2) an attempt to close the existing academia-industry knowledge and expertise gap by providing a pathway to convert complex theories into real products that would be of use to industry and also enhance the quality of life.

Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology helps biologists, physiologists, and biochemists keep track of the extensive literature in the field.

Urea as a Protein Supplement presents the significant advances that have been made in ruminant nutrition.

Hearts and Heart-Like Organs, Volume 1: Comparative Anatomy and Development focuses on the complexities of the heart and heart-like organs in various species, from the invertebrates and the lower vertebrates to humans.

This monograph contains the proceedings from the Advanced Study Institute on "e;Vascular Endothelium: Physiological Basis of Clinical Problems"e; which took place in Corfu, Greece in June 1990.

Diese praxisorientierte Einführung baut auf Prinzipien und mathematischen Methoden auf, die aus Naturwissenschaft und Technik bekannt sind; es werden keine speziellen Kenntnisse der Informatik vorausgesetzt.

Diversified physicochemical injuries trigger Charnoly body (CB) formation as pleomorphic, electron-dense, multi-lamellar stacks of nonfunctional mitochondrial membranes in the most vulnerable cell.

This book analyses the sustainability of membrane operations applied on an industrial scale, as well as that of those under investigation on lab/pilot scales, covering also the preparation of both polymeric and inorganic membranes.

This edited book focuses on agricultural and food waste biomass valorization in various fields such as energy and environment and the development of several other value-added products.

Bioelectronics is a rich field of research involving the application of electronics engineering principles to biology, medicine, and the health sciences.

Transplantation Antigens: Markers of Biological Individuality investigates transplantation antigens and their function as markers of biological individuality.

The biomedical engineering senior capstone design course is probably the most important course taken by undergraduate biomedical engineering students.

An introduction to the emerging field of cancer physics, integrating cancer biology with approaches from theoretical and applied physics.

Quantitative methods are revolutionizing modern molecular and cellular biology.

The purpose of this book is to lay the groundwork for the analysis and the design of processes with a view to energetic efficiency.

Genome research will certainly be one of the most important and exciting sci- tific disciplines of the 21st century.

This detailed collection explores techniques involved in the main strategies of nanopore sensing, such as translocation, analyte trapping, and interactions with external binding sites.

This book focuses on all of the major problems associated with the absence of body weight in space, by analyzing effects, adaption, and re-adaptation upon returning to Earth, using sound scientific principles embedded in a historical context.

Molecular Cytology, Volume 2: Cell Interactions deals with the morphology and biochemistry of the cell, with emphasis on the more dynamic aspects of cytology.

Lanthanides in Enzymology and Microbiology, a new volume in the Foundations and Frontiers in Enzymology Series, offers a detailed discussion of lanthanides and lanthanide-dependent enzyme biology.

Brownian diffusion is the motion of one or more solute molecules in a sea of very many, much smaller solvent molecules.

The second edition of this book on lipids, lipoprotein and membrane biochemistry has two major objectives - to provide anadvanced textbook for students in these areas of biochemistry,and to summarise the field for scientists pursuing research inthese and related fields.