Biophysics

Bioelectromagnetism (sometimes equated with bioelectricity) refers to the static voltage of biological cells and to the electric currents that flow in living tissues, such as nerves and muscles, as a result of action potentials. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bioelectromagnetism"

Biophysical techniques are methods used for gaining information about biological systems on an atomic or molecular level. They overlap with methods from other branches of science. ...more on Wikipedia about "Biophysical techniques"

Biophysics (also biological physics) is an interdisciplinary science that applies the theories and methods of physical sciences to questions of biology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Biophysics"

A material’s glass transition temperature, Tg, is the temperature below which molecules have little relative mobility. Tg is usually applicable to wholly or partially amorphous phases such as glasses and plastics. For inorganic or mineral glasses, such as common silicon dioxide (SiO2) glass, it is the mid-point of a temperature range in which they gradually become more viscous and change from being liquid to solid. Thermoplastic (non- crosslinked) polymers are more complex because, in addition to a melting temperature, Tm, above which all their crystalline structure disappears, such plastics have a second, lower Tg below which they become rigid and brittle, and can crack and shatter. Small molecular weight pure substances such as water have just one such condensed-phase temperature, below which they are solid crystals (or Amorphous ice if cooled below Tg fast enough) and above which they are liquids. ...more on Wikipedia about "Glass transition temperature"

Hydrophobe (from the Greek (hydros) "water" and (phobos) "fear") in chemistry refers to the physical property of a molecule that is repelled by water. Hydrophobic molecules in water often cluster together. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hydrophobe"

Description: Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, commonly known as Gray's Anatomy, is an anatomy textbook widely regarded as a classic work on human anatomy. The book was first published under the title Gray's Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical in Great Britain in 1858, and the following year in the United States. The book's British author died after the publication of the 1860 second edition, at the age of 34, but his much-praised book was continued by others and on November 24, 2004, the 39th British edition was released. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of publications in biology"

Membrane potential (or transmembrane potential or transmembrane potential difference or transmembrane potential gradient), is the electrical potential difference ( voltage) across a cell's plasma membrane. In membrane biophysics it is sometimes used interchangeably with cell potential, but is applicable to any lipid bilayer or membrane. Hence every organelle and every membranous compartment (such as a synthetic vesicle) has a transmembrane potential (although the size of this potential may be zero). ...more on Wikipedia about "Membrane potential" Please inform your friends about http://www.shortopedia.com

Molecular motors are biological " nanomachines" and are the essential agents of movement in living organisms. Generally speaking, a motor is defined as a device that consumes energy in one form and converts it into motion or mechanical power; many protein-based molecular motors convert the chemical energy present in ATP into mechanical energy . In terms of energetic efficiency, these types of motors are often superior to currently available man-made motors. One important difference between molecular motors and macroscopic motors is that molecular motors operate in the thermal bath, an environment where thermal noise is significant relative to the motor's energy consumption. ...more on Wikipedia about "Molecular motors"

Quasinormal modes (QNM) are the modes of energy dissipation of a ...more on Wikipedia about "Quasinormal mode"

Specific absorption rate (SAR) is a measure of the rate at which radio frequency (RF) energy is absorbed by the body when using a cellular telephone. In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted limits for safe exposure to RF energy produced by mobile devices and requires that phones sold in the U.S. have a SAR level at or below 1.6 watts per kilogram (W/Kg) taken over a volume of 1 gram of tissue. In the EU the corresponding limit is 2 W/kg taken over a volume of 10 grams. ...more on Wikipedia about "Specific absorption rate"

In biophysics, transduction is the conveyance of energy from one electron (a donor) to another (a receptor), at the same time that the class of energy changes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transduction (biophysics)"

What is Life? is a non-fiction book on science for the lay reader written by Erwin Schrödinger. ...more on Wikipedia about "What is Life? (Schrödinger)"

The worm-like chain (WLC) model in polymer physics is used to describe the behavior of semi-flexible polymers; it is sometimes referred to as the Kratky-Porod worm-like chain model. ...more on Wikipedia about "Worm-like chain"

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