{"product_id":"introduction-to-modern-biophysics-hardback","title":"Introduction to Modern Biophysics - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis textbook provides an introduction to the fundamental and applied aspects of biophysics for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eadvanced undergraduate and graduate students of physics, chemistry, and biology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe application of physics principles and techniques in exploring biological systems has long\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeen a tradition in scientific research. Biological systems hold naturally inbuilt physical principles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand processes which are popularly explored. Systematic discoveries help us understand the structures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand functions of individual biomolecules, biomolecular systems, cells, organelles, tissues, and even\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe physiological systems of animals and plants. Utilizing a physics- based scientific understanding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof biological systems to explore disease is at the forefront of applied scientific research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis textbook covers key breakthroughs in biophysics whilst looking ahead to future horizons\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand directions of research. It contains models based on both classical and quantum mechanical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etreatments of biological systems. It explores diseases related to physical alterations in biomolecular\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estructures and organizations alongside drug discovery strategies. It also discusses the cutting- edge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eapplications of nanotechnologies in manipulating nanoprocesses in biological systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Presents an accessible introduction to how physics principles and techniques can be used to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunderstand biological and biochemical systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Addresses natural processes, mutations, and their purposeful manipulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Lays the groundwork for vitally important natural scientific, technological, and medical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eadvances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMohammad Ashrafuzzaman, a biophysicist and condensed matter scientist, is passionate about\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einvestigating biological and biochemical processes utilizing physics principles and techniques. He\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis a professor of biophysics at King Saud University’s Biochemistry Department in the College of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScience, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; the co- founder of MDT Canada Inc., and the founder of Child Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevelopment Institute, Edmonton, Canada. He has authored \u003ci\u003eBiophysics and Nanotechnology of\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIon Channels, \u003ci\u003eNanoscale Biophysics of the Cell\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMembrane Biophysics\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also published\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eabout 50 peer- reviewed articles and several patents, edited two books, and has been serving\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon the editorial boards of Elsevier and Bentham Science journals. Dr. Ashrafuzzaman has held\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eresearch and academic ranks at Bangladesh University of Engineering \u0026amp; Technology, University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Neuchatel (Switzerland), Helsinki University of Technology (Finland), Weill Medical College of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCornell University (USA), and University of Alberta (Canada). During 2013– 2018 he also served as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea Visiting Professor at the Departments of Oncology, and Medical Microbiology and Immunology,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the University of Alberta. Dr. Ashrafuzzaman earned his highest academic degree, Doctor of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScience (D.Sc.) in condensed matter physics from the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45584591978734,"sku":"9781032256702","price":164.9,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/introduction-to-modern-biophysics-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}