biophysics
Scope and methods of biophysics Biophysics is the branch of science concerned with the experimental and theoretical study of biological system using the background and concept of physics. It is a molecular science . It seeks to explain biological functions in terms of molecular structures and properties of specific molecules . The size of these molecules varies from small fatty acids and sugars to macromolecules like protein and elongated DNA molecules. These molecules , the sole building blocks of living organisms assemble cells, tissues, organs. Biophysics has been classified as: 1. Molecular Biophysics 2. Biophysics of cell 3. Biophysics of complex system Molecular Biophysics It is concerned with the study of the structure and physiochemical properties of biologically functional molecules ; biopolymers, proteins and nucleic acids. Its objective is to disclose the physical mechanism responsible for the ...