Applied Biophysics

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This book presents the fundamentals of molecular biophysics, and highlights the connection between molecules and biological phenomena, making it an important text across a variety of science disciplines. <p>The topics covered in the book include:</p> <ul> <li>Phase transitions that occur in biosystems (protein crystallisation, globule-coil transition etc)</li> <li>Liquid crystallinity as an example of the delicate range of partially ordered phases found with biological molecules</li> <li>How molecules move and propel themselves at the cellular level</li> <li>The general features of self-assembly with examples from proteins</li> <li>The phase behaviour of DNA</li> </ul> <p>The physical toolbox presented within this text will form a basis for students to enter into a wide range of pure and applied bioengineering fields in medical, food and pharmaceutical areas.</p>