Course detail
General Biophysics
FEKT-BPC-OBFAcad. year: 2020/2021
General biophysics covers the main study areas of general as well as medical biophysics, namely biophysics of membranes, senses, the cardiovascular and respiratory system, laboratory and clinical optical methods, hazards and biophysical interactions of some instrumentation methods including elements of radiobiology. Practical exercises and demonstrations to show the students how to measure non-electric parameters of living organisms, that correspond to the theoretical lessons.
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Course curriculum
2. Molecular biophysics including basic instrument methods,
3. Biophysics of membranes,
4. Biophysics of sensory modalities (hearing and sight),
5. Organ biophysics (biomechanics of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems,
6. Biophysics of mechanical forces and ultrasound,
7. Microscopy and other selected optical methods,
8. The effect of physical factors on living matter, including medical applications (physical therapy, invasive methods),
9. Overview of the effects of ionizing radiation on living matter.
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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
NAVRÁTIL, Leoš a Jozef ROSINA. Medicínská biofyzika. Praha: Grada, 2005. ISBN 80-247-1152-4. (CS)
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme BPC-BTB Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
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Lecture
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Syllabus
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
hazards
Laboratory exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
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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