Nanoscale Biophysics of the Cell

• Main Author: Ashrafuzzaman, Mohammad (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Cell biology.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Biomedical engineering.; Physical chemistry.; Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics.; Cell Biology.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.; Physical Chemistry.

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 s...

Table of Contents:

• General Introduction and Nanoscale View of the Cell
• Cell Surface Dynamics
• Cell Surface Diffusion and Adsorption
• Nanoscale Processes Giving Rise to Ion Pores
• Molecular Machines of the Cell
• Cell Transport at Nanoscale Dimensions
• Cell Based Nanotechnology. Interactions and Energetics
• Ion Channels in Cancer
• Quantum Mechanics of the Cell: An Emerging Field.