Modern Biophysical Chemistry

The only introductory text to address contemporary methods, the really interesting stuff to spice up a standard biophysics course is to be found here. Accessible and didactically written, it is based on a graduate course taught by the author for several years. By presenting a mix of basic theory and real life application examples, he successfully bridges the gap between theory and experiment. Divided into two major parts, this advanced textbook explains all relevant methods used in current industrial research. The first part, basic biophysical chemistry, surveys basic spectroscopic techniques and properties that are the prerequisite for the more sophisticated technologies discussed in the remainder of the book. The second part covers modern, cutting-edge bioanalytical techniques based on physical methods, such as confocal fluorescence, ultrafast spectroscopy, optical tweezers, single molecule electrical measurements, quantum dots, and single molecule force microscopy. Equally, any student contemplating a career in the chemical, pharmaceutical or bio-industry will greatly benefit from the technological knowledge presented.

ISBN 3527323600   Pages 310 ISBN13 9783527323609 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH   Weight (grammes) 606 Imprint Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH   Published in Weinheim Format Paperback   Height (mm) 240 Publication date 18 Feb 2009   Width (mm) 173 Library of Congress QH324   Spine width (mm) 17 DEWEY 572.43   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate DEWEY edition DC22

		Introduction: What is Biophysical Chemistry?
Pt. 1		Basic Methods in Biophysical Chemistry
		Basic Optical Principles
		Optical Properties of Biomolecules
		Basic Fluorescence Techniques
		Chiroptical and Scattering Methods
		Magnetic resonance techniques
		Mass spectrometry
Pt. 2		Advanced Methods in Biophysical Chemistry
		Fluorescene Microscopy
		Single-Biomolecule Techniques
		Ultrafast and Nonlinear Spectroscopy
		Special Techniques
		Assay Development, Readers and High-Throughput Screening
		Index

The book is strong on the basics, with appropriate treatments of fundamental molecular spectroscopy leading on to more recent application in single-molecule manipulation and analysis. (Chemistry World, August 2009)

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