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A best-selling resource now in its fifth edition, Paul Davidovits' Physics in Biology and Medicine provides a high-quality and highly relevant physics grounding for students working toward careers in the medical and related professions. The text does not assume a prior background in physics, but provides it as required. It discusses biological systems that can be analyzed quantitatively and demonstrates how advances in the life sciences have been aided by the knowledge of physical or engineering analysis techniques, with applications, practice, and illustrations throughout.

Physics in Biology and Medicine, Fifth Edition, includes new material and corresponding exercises on many exciting developments in the field since the prior edition, including biomechanics of joint replacement; biotribology and frictional properties of biological materials such as saliva, hair, and skin; 3-D printing and its use in medicine; new materials in dentistry; microfluidics and its applications to medicine; health, fractals, and the second law of thermodynamics; bioelectronic medicine; microsensors in medicine; role of myelin in learning, cryoelectron microscopy; clinical uses of sound; health impact of nanoparticle in polluted air.

This revised edition delivers a concise and engaging introduction to the role and importance of physics in biology and medicine. It is ideal for courses in biophysics, medical physics, and related subjects.

Physics in Biology and Medicine

1. Static Forces 2. Friction 3. Translational Motion 4. Angular Motion 5. Elasticity and Strength of Materials 6. Insect Flight 7. Fluids 8. The Motion of Fluids 9. Heat and Kinetic Theory 10. Thermodynamics 11. Heat and Life 12. Waves and Sound 13. Electricity 14. Electrical Technology 15. Optics 16. Atomic Physics 17. Nuclear Physics 18. Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine



Appendix A. Basic Concepts in Mechanics B. Review of Electricity C. Review of Optics