Overview
A stimulating introduction to the emerging field of cell nanotechnology
Addresses both natural processes and their purposeful manipulation
Lays the groundwork for vitally important medical advances
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Macroscopic cellular structures and functions are generally investigated using biological and biochemical approaches. But these methods are no longer adequate when one needs to penetrate deep into the small-scale structures and understand their functions. The cell is found to hold various physical structures, molecular machines, and processes that require physical and mathematical approaches to understand and indeed manipulate them. Disorders in general cellular compartments, perturbations in single molecular structures, drug distribution therein, and target specific drug-binding, etc. are mostly physical phenomena. This book will show how biophysics has revolutionized our way of addressing the science and technology of nanoscale structures of cells, and also describes the potential for manipulating the events that occur in them.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman is a biophysicist and condensed matter scientist. He works in interdisciplinary fields using both theoretical and experimental techniques. Trying to understand cell based processes is his passion. Besides publishing in many reputed journals he co-authored a book ‘Membrane Biophysics’. He is especially known for discovering a generalized charge-based membrane protein-lipid interaction mechanism.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nanoscale Biophysics of the Cell
Authors: Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77465-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-77463-3Published: 23 April 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08461-5Published: 30 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-77465-7Published: 12 April 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 386
Number of Illustrations: 34 b/w illustrations, 142 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Nanoscale Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Physical Chemistry