Physics in Biology and Medicine
- 6th Edition - March 19, 2024
- Latest edition
- Author: Paul Davidovits
- Language: English
**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Medical Physics**Physics in Biology and Medicine, Sixth Edition includes new, revised material, and corresponding exercises on… Read more
**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Medical Physics**
Physics in Biology and Medicine, Sixth Edition includes new, revised material, and corresponding exercises on many exciting developments in the field. New sections cover biomechanics, biotribology, frictional properties of biological materials, 3-D printing and its use in medicine, new materials in dentistry, microfluidics, bioelectronic medicine, microsensors, and microscopy. This revised edition delivers helpful and engaging additions to the role and importance of physics in biology and medicine, including new coverage on metamaterials, metabolism, and environmental science. It is ideal for courses in biophysics, medical physics, and related subjects.
- Provides practical information and techniques for building fundamental knowledge and applying physics and biology to the study of living systems
- Includes numerous figures, examples, illustrative problems, and appendices which provide convenient access to the important concepts of mechanics, electricity, and optics used in the text
- Features new and revised coverage on metamaterials, metabolism, and environmental science
- Offers online support, including a full solutions manual for qualified instructors and additional programming resources (PowerPoints) for students
Students in undergraduate and graduate courses in Biophysics. Professionals / researchers / academics applying Biophysics principles in research and applied settings, who require an introduction or refresher to the subject
1. Static Forces
2. Friction
3. Translational Motion
4. Angular Motion
5. Elasticity and Strength of Materials
6. Insect Flight
7. Fluids
8. The Motion of Fluids
9. Heat and Kinetic Theory
10. Thermodynamics
11. Heat and Life
12. Waves and Sound
13. Electricity
14. Electrical Technology
15. Optics
16. Atomic Physics
17. Nuclear Physics
18. Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine
Appendix
A. Basic Concepts in Mechanics
B. Review of Electricity
C. Review of Optics
- Edition: 6
- Latest edition
- Published: March 19, 2024
- Language: English
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Paul Davidovits
Professor of Chemistry at Boston College, was co-awarded the prestigious R.W. Wood prize from the Optical Society of America for his seminal work in optics. His contribution was foundational in the field of confocal microscopy, which allows engineers and biologists to produce optical sections through 3D objects such as semiconductor circuits, living tissues, or a single cell. He has published more than 150 papers in physical chemistry and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and of the American Association for Advancement of Science. The second edition of Physics in Biology and Medicine received the Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award in the Discipline of the Natural Sciences.
Affiliations and expertise
University Professor of Chemistry, Boston College, Massachusetts, USARead Physics in Biology and Medicine on ScienceDirect