Biology in Physics :Is Life Matter? ( Volume 2 )

Publication subTitle :Is Life Matter?

Publication series :Volume 2

Author: Bogdanov   Konstantin Yu.  

Publisher: Elsevier Science‎

Publication year: 1999

E-ISBN: 9780080500133

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780121098407

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780121098407

Subject: Q6 Biophysics

Language: ENG

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Description

Biology in Physics is a radical new book which bridges the gap between biology and physics. The aim is to promote an interdisciplinary exchange of scientific information and ideas, in order to stimulate cooperation in research. The scope of this volume explores both the concepts and techniques of biophysics and illustrates the latest advances in our understanding of many of the specific mechanisms that are used by living organisms. This volume represents a special effort to bring together the information that would allow a nonbiologically oriented physicist to appreciate the important role that physics plays in life sciences.

  • An introduction to biophysics for non-specialist
  • Covers all the important topices in modern biophysics
  • Takes account of the latest information emerging from biophysical projects
  • Reports on novel therapeutic strategies
  • Presents an advanced-level overview of mechanisms that regulate a variety of processes in organisms ranging from bacterial to whales

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Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1. Electricity Inside Us

Luigi Galvani and Alessandro Volta

Cell Membrane: Lipid Bilayer and Ionic Channels

Resting Potential

Action Potential

Nerve Impulse Propagation

Nodes of Ranvier

A Menu for a Person Condemned to Death

Living Electricity Around Us

Electrical Compass

Electricity in Plants

Chapter 2. Heart Pulse

Arteries, Blood, and Erythrocytes

Velocity of Pulse Wave

Reflection of Pulse Waves

Equilibrium of the Blood Vessel Wall. Aneurysm

Murray's Law

Blood Circulation in Giraffe and Space Medicine

How Blood Pressure and Blood Flow are Measured

Blood Color and the Law of the Conservation of Energy

Chapter 3. Crocodile Tears and Other Liquids

Water in Us

Amazing Filter

Cryobiology and Biological Antifreezes

Chapter 4. Inhale Deeper

Breathing and Soap Bubbles

It's Not So Simple

Exceptions to the Rule

Countercurrent: Cheap and Effective

Diving

High Frequency Ventilation and Einstein's Formula

The Physics of Cough

Chapter 5. Hunt for Cells in an Electric Field

Principles of Dielectrophoresis

Cell ID in an Alternating Electric Field

Cell Separation Using Traveling-Wave Dielectrophoresis

Electroporation of Cell Membrances

Chapter 6. How Nature Listens

Let's Recall the Basics of Acoustics

The Ear in Brief

The Middle Ear

Cochlear Amplifier

Otoacoustic Emissions, or Ear Sounds

What is a Cochlear Implant?

Sound Localization

Echolocation

Chapter 7. Bone

Composite Structure of Bone

Compact versus Spongy Bone

Bone Strength

Osteoporosis

Wolff's Law and Bone Remodeling

Karate Mechanics in Short

Leg Tendons—Living Springs

Chapter 8. Optics of the Eye

Photoreceptors and Visual Pigments

Tapetum—Living Mirror

Infrared Vision

Compound Eyes

How Ommatidia Help One Another

Microvilli See Polarized Light

Animal Maps

Chapter 9. Magnetic Sense

On a Wing and a Vector

Magnetites Inside Us

Basics of Magnetic Orientaion

Paleomagnetism and Magnetotactic Bacteria

Chapter 10. Optima for Animals: from Mouse to Elephant

Body Mass and Lifestyle

Allometry of a Skeleton

Stepping Frequency and Gaits

Jumping Performance and Body Mass

Shark and Mackerel

Carrying Loads on the Head

Breating-Tuned Oscillator

Energy and Body Mass

Living Wheel?

References

Index

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