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Front Cover -- Biophysics at the Nanoscale -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- 1 Self-assembled monolayer-based nanoscaled surfaces -- 1.1 Self-assembled monolayers -- 1.2 Self-assembled monolayers based on thiolates -- 1.3 Self-assembled monolayers based on polymers -- 1.4 Self-assembled monolayers based on dendrons -- 1.5 Self-assembled monolayers based on lipids -- 1.6 Self-assembled monolayers based on peptides -- 1.7 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Micro/nanomotors: recent applications -- 2.1 History of micro/nanomotors -- 2.2 Classification of micro/nanomotors, their functionalization and modification -- 2.3 Actuation and motion control types -- 2.3.1 Chemically powered micro/nanomotors -- 2.3.2 Light-driven micro/nanomotors -- 2.3.3 Magnetic field-controlled micro/nanomotors -- 2.3.4 Acoustic field-controlled micro/nanomotors -- 2.4 Applications of micro/nanomotors -- References -- 3 Nanoscale physics of electrochemistry -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Nanotechnology for electrochemistry -- 3.3 Biophysical sensors -- 3.4 Biomolecule-based interactions and their electrochemical evaluation -- 3.4.1 DNA-drug interaction -- 3.4.2 DNA-labeled redox probe interaction -- 3.4.3 Peptide-nucleic acid interaction -- 3.4.4 Enzyme-drug interaction -- 3.4.5 Protein-protein interaction -- 3.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4 Nanomotor technologies developed for cell-based nanoscale transport phenomena and mechanism -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Drug delivery and nanomotors -- 4.3 Intracellular transport and nanomotor -- 4.4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 5 Molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles: solid-phase synthesis and molecularly imprinted nanoparticle assay -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Solid-phase synthesis of molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles -- 5.2.1 Activation of glass beads.

Biophysics: Tools and Techniques for the Physics of Life covers the experimental, theoretical and computational tools and techniques of biophysics. It addresses the purpose, science, and application of all physical science instrumentation, theoretical analysis and biophysical computational methods used in current research labs.

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Surface films and microlayers -- 2. Thermophysics of the surface film of water -- 2.1. Methods of temperature measurement in the surface film -- 2.2. Profile of temperature in the surface film. -- 2.3. Heat balance of the water surface -- 2.3.1. Heat balance equation -- 2.3.2. Influence of air temperature and humidity on the temperature of the surface film -- 2.3.3. Effect of wind on the temperature of the surface film -- 2.4. Descent of cold thermals -- 2.5. Résumé: Temperature -- 3. Aeration through the surface film -- 3.1. The Whitman film model and surface-renewal models -- 3.2. Experimental values of the oxygen transfer coefficient and the diffusion layer thickness -- 3.3. Influence of the wind on the oxygen transfer rate -- 3.4. Influence of the surface film temperature on the oxygen transfer rate -- 3.5. The descent of cold thermals and gas transfer -- 3.6. Résumé: Aeration -- 4. Films of surfactants at the water surface -- 4.1. Fundamentals of physical chemistry of surfactant films -- 4.1.1. Adsorption -- 4.1.2. Surface films of poorly soluble materials -- 4.1.2.1. Sizes of molecules, film structure and surface pressure -- 4.1.2.2. Force-area isotherms -- 4.2. Surfactant films on natural water bodies -- 4.2.1. Force-area isotherms of natural surface films -- 4.2.2. Slicks -- 4.2.3. Surface pressure -- 4.3. Effect of surfactant films on the physical properties of the water surface -- 4.3.1. Retention of evaporation -- 4.3.2. Influence of surfactant films on the temperature of the surface film of water -- 4.3.3. Influence of surfactant films on aeration -- 4.4. Résumé: Surfactant films -- 5. Hydrochemistry of the surface microlayer of natural water bodies -- 5.1. Methods of sampling the SML -- 5.1.1. Net screen -- 5.1.2. Glass plate -- 5.1.3. Rotating drum.