Physics of transport processes in biological systems 1100-3BO18
• Presentation of the physical approaches and concepts needed or used in biological sciences and biophysics in its broadest sense. Primarily,
introduction of a physical way of thinking that seeks to understand fundamental transformations and processes.
• Understanding the principles and central concepts of thermodynamics and their application to
describing transport phenomena occurring in biological systems, including thermal conduction, thermal transformations of chemical reactions, transport of substances
as diffusion, osmosis, and filtration, transport of electric charges,
transport across biological membranes, and signal conduction in neurons.
• Introduction to the laws of hydrodynamics and their application to describing the circulatory system. Furthermore, we will discuss the concepts of nonlinear thermodynamics and the description of nonlinear processes, including chemical oscillations. Additionally, we will touch upon issues of information theory.
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Term 2025Z: | Term 2024Z: |
Assessment criteria
2-3 tests
Practical placement
none
Bibliography
[1] Biofizyka, L. Kubisz, PZWL Wydawnictwo Lekarskie, 2024
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LLC (2003)
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10.1042/BSE0590043
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ciak, J. Przybyło, Instytut Informatyki UMCS, Lublin, 2012
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Filipczak, Politechnika Opolska, 2020
[12] Computational modeling of flow in the kidney, K. Jain, D. Gallo, U. Morbiducci,
V. Kurtcuoglu, C. Bortolussi, Anno Accademico 2017/2018
[13] Sygnały bioelektryczne, P. Suffczyński, Materiały dydaktyczne dla studentów.
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[16] Wykłady z mechaniki statystycznej, R.P. Feynman
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