Biophysics

  1. Systems and Organismal Biophysics
    1. Biomechanics
      1. Mechanics of Tissues and Biomaterials
        1. Stress-Strain Relationships
          1. Viscoelasticity
            1. Bone, Cartilage, and Connective Tissue
              1. Failure Mechanisms
              2. Locomotion and Gait
                1. Principles of Animal Locomotion
                  1. Gait Analysis
                    1. Energetics of Movement
                      1. Scaling Laws
                      2. Fluid Dynamics of Circulation and Respiration
                        1. Blood Flow in Vessels
                          1. Gas Exchange in Lungs
                            1. Hemodynamics
                              1. Pulsatile Flow
                            2. Sensory Biophysics
                              1. Biophysics of Vision
                                1. Phototransduction
                                  1. Light Absorption and Signal Transduction
                                    1. Rhodopsin Cascade
                                    2. Optics of the Eye
                                      1. Lens and Cornea
                                        1. Image Formation
                                          1. Aberrations
                                        2. Biophysics of Hearing
                                          1. Mechanics of the Cochlea
                                            1. Sound Wave Propagation
                                              1. Basilar Membrane Mechanics
                                                1. Frequency Selectivity
                                                2. Hair Cell Transduction
                                                  1. Mechanotransduction
                                                    1. Signal Amplification
                                                      1. Otoacoustic Emissions
                                                    2. Biophysics of Touch and Proprioception
                                                      1. Mechanoreceptors
                                                        1. Sensory Transduction Pathways
                                                          1. Adaptation Mechanisms
                                                        2. Photosynthesis and Energy Conversion
                                                          1. Light-Harvesting Complexes
                                                            1. Structure and Function
                                                              1. Energy Transfer Mechanisms
                                                                1. Antenna Systems
                                                                2. Electron Transport Chains
                                                                  1. Components and Organization
                                                                    1. Redox Reactions
                                                                      1. Proton Pumping
                                                                      2. Proton Gradients and ATP Synthesis
                                                                        1. Chemiosmotic Theory
                                                                          1. ATP Synthase Mechanism
                                                                            1. Regulation of ATP Production
                                                                          2. Network Biophysics
                                                                            1. Gene Regulatory Networks
                                                                              1. Network Topologies
                                                                                1. Feedback and Feedforward Loops
                                                                                  1. Bistability and Switches
                                                                                  2. Metabolic Networks
                                                                                    1. Pathway Analysis
                                                                                      1. Flux Balance Analysis
                                                                                        1. Metabolic Control Theory
                                                                                        2. Neural Networks
                                                                                          1. Structure and Function of Neural Circuits
                                                                                            1. Computational Models
                                                                                              1. Network Dynamics

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