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Soft Condensed Matter Physics in Molecular and Cell Biology (Hardcover)
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Soft Condensed Matter Physics in Molecular and Cell Biology (Hardcover)
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Soft condensed matter physics, which emerged as a distinct branch
of physics in the 1990s, studies complex fluids: liquids in which
structures with length scale between the molecular and the
macroscopic exist. Polymers, liquid crystals, surfactant solutions,
and colloids fall into this category. Physicists deal with
properties of soft matter systems that are generic and largely
independent of chemical details. They are especially fascinated by
the way soft matter systems can harness Brownian motion to
self-assemble into higher-order structures.
Exploring the generic properties of soft matter offers insights
into many fundamental questions that cut across a number of
disciplines. Although many of these apply to materials and
industrial applications, the focus of this volume is on their
applications in molecular and cell biology based on the realization
that biology is soft matter come alive.
The chapters in Soft Condensed Matter Physics in Molecular and Cell
Biology originated as lectures in the NATO Advanced Science
Institute (ASI) and Scottish Universities Summer Schools in Physics
with the same name; they represent the thinking of seventeen
experts operating at the cutting edge of their respective fields.
The book provides a thorough grounding in the fundamental physics
of soft matter and then explores its application with regard to the
three important classes of biomacromolecules: proteins, DNA, and
lipids, as well as to aspects of the biology of cells. The final
section of the book considers experimental techniques, covering
single molecule force spectroscopy of proteins, the use of optical
tweezers, along with X-ray, neutron, and light scattering from
solutions.
While this work presents fundamentals that make it a suitable text
for graduate students in physics, it also offers valuable insights
for established soft condensed matter physicists seeking to
contribute to biology, and for biologists wanting to understand
what the latest thinking in soft matter physics may be able to
contribute to their discipline.
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