Biological physics in four lectures and three applications

M. Schick

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2006, vol. 369, issue 1, 100-121

Abstract: An introduction to Biological Physics is provided by three applications of Statistical Mechanics to current problems of biological interest. They are the possibility of lateral phase separation in the plasma membrane, the design of a vesicle sensitive to its environment which could be used for drug delivery, and the process of fusion of biological membranes.

Keywords: Biological physics; Phase separation; Rafts; Drug delivery; Membrane fusion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2006.04.009

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