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Biology in Physics: Is Life Matter?

Bogdanov, Konstantin Yu.

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Table of contents
  • Copyright Pageiv
  • Contentsvii
  • Forewordxi
  • Acknowledgmentsxv
  • Introductionxvii
  • Chapter 1. Electricity Inside Us1
  • Luigi Galvani and Alessandro Volta2
  • Cell Membrane: Lipid Bilayer and Ionic Channels4
  • Resting Potential7
  • Action Potential11
  • Nerve Impulse Propagation14
  • Nodes of Ranvier18
  • A Menu for a Person Condemned to Death19
  • Living Electricity Around Us21
  • Electrical Compass25
  • Electricity in Plants29
  • Chapter 2. Heart Pulse33
  • Arteries, Blood, and Erythrocytes34
  • Velocity of Pulse Wave40
  • Reflection of Pulse Waves42
  • Equilibrium of the Blood Vessel Wall. Aneurysm45
  • Murray's Law48
  • Blood Circulation in Giraffe and Space Medicine50
  • How Blood Pressure and Blood Flow are Measured53
  • Blood Color and the Law of the Conservation of Energy61
  • Chapter 3. Crocodile Tears and Other Liquids63
  • Water in Us65
  • Amazing Filter68
  • Cryobiology and Biological Antifreezes75
  • Chapter 4. Inhale Deeper81
  • Breathing and Soap Bubbles83
  • It's Not So Simple85
  • Exceptions to the Rule88
  • Countercurrent: Cheap and Effective90
  • Diving91
  • High Frequency Ventilation and Einstein's Formula98
  • The Physics of Cough104
  • Chapter 5. Hunt for Cells in an Electric Field109
  • Principles of Dielectrophoresis110
  • Cell ID in an Alternating Electric Field113
  • Cell Separation Using Traveling-Wave Dielectrophoresis116
  • Electroporation of Cell Membrances119
  • Chapter 6. How Nature Listens121
  • Let's Recall the Basics of Acoustics121
  • The Ear in Brief124
  • The Middle Ear126
  • Cochlear Amplifier129
  • Otoacoustic Emissions, or Ear Sounds135
  • What is a Cochlear Implant?137
  • Sound Localization139
  • Echolocation143
  • Chapter 7. Bone151
  • Composite Structure of Bone154
  • Compact versus Spongy Bone155
  • Bone Strength157
  • Osteoporosis160
  • Wolff's Law and Bone Remodeling161
  • Karate Mechanics in Short163
  • Leg Tendons„Living Springs165
  • Chapter 8. Optics of the Eye169
  • Photoreceptors and Visual Pigments172
  • Tapetum„Living Mirror175
  • Infrared Vision178
  • Compound Eyes181
  • How Ommatidia Help One Another185
  • Microvilli See Polarized Light191
  • Animal Maps195
  • Chapter 9. Magnetic Sense199
  • On a Wing and a Vector200
  • Magnetites Inside Us203
  • Basics of Magnetic Orientaion206
  • Paleomagnetism and Magnetotactic Bacteria209
  • Chapter 10. Optima for Animals: from Mouse to Elephant211
  • Body Mass and Lifestyle211
  • Allometry of a Skeleton212
  • Stepping Frequency and Gaits214
  • Jumping Performance and Body Mass216
  • Shark and Mackerel217
  • Carrying Loads on the Head218
  • Breating-Tuned Oscillator219
  • Energy and Body Mass221
  • Living Wheel?225
  • References227
  • Index235
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780121098407
  • ISBN-13 9780080500133
  • Author Bogdanov, Konstantin Yu.
  • Category Science
  • Subject Biophysics

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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.

Key Features
* 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