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General Biophysics
FEKT-AOBFAcad. year: 2010/2011
General biophysics covers the main study areas of general as well as medical biophysics, namely radiobiology, thermodynamics of living systems, biophysics of membranes, senses, the cardiovascular and respiratory system, laboratory and clinical optical methods, hazards and biophysical interactions of some instrumentation methods. Practical exercises and demonstrations to show the students how to measure non-electric parameters of living organisms.
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Basic literature
NAVRÁTIL, Leoš a Jozef ROSINA. Medicínská biofyzika. Praha: Grada, 2005. ISBN 80-247-1152-4. (CS)
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2. Thermodynamic laws and entropy
3. Thermodynamic processes in living organisms
4. Introduction to molecular biophysics – subject of study
5. Introduction to molecular biophysics II - methods of study
6. Biophysical functions of sensory receptors. Biophysics of the auditory system
7. Biophysics of the optical system
8. Biophysics of biological membranes. Bioelectric phenomena
9. Biophysics of the cardiovascular and respiratory system
10. Effects of mechanical forces and acoustic fields on living systems
11. Laboratory optical apparatus in medicine
12. Optical diagnostic device. Medical devices in medicine – an outline of biophysical interactions and
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2. Spectrophotometry in UV and VIS
3. Analysis of acoustic elements - origin of human voice, acoustic elements of speech
4. Refractometry, polarimetry, measurement of lighting - luxmeter
5. Measurement of the resistivity of skin. Measurement of blood pressure, ergometer
6. Measurement of the viscosity of fluids
7. Measurement of the surface tension in fluids
8. Ultrasonic hemolysis of erytrocytes, ultrasonic diagnostics
9. Temperature measurement (thermistor, thermocouple, contactless thermometer)
10. Measurement of ionizing radiation absorption, x-ray diagnostic model
11. Audiometry, conductometry
12. Thermocamera, thermovision, refrigeration
13. Electrical methods in medicine, electrophoresis