本书介绍了分子生物物理学的基础知识，并强调了分子和生物现象之间的联系，使其成为跨越各种科学学科的重要文本。

书中涉及的主题包括

生物系统中发生的相变（蛋白质结晶、球状线圈转变等

以液态结晶为例，说明在生物分子中发现的部分有序相的微妙范围

分子如何在细胞水平上移动和推动自己

以蛋白质为例说明自组装的一般特征

DNA的相行为

本书中介绍的物理工具箱将为学生进入医疗、食品和制药等广泛的纯生物工程和应用生物工程领域打下基础。

This book presents the fundamentals of molecular biophysics, and highlights the connection between molecules and biological phenomena, making it an important text across a variety of science disciplines.

The topics covered in the book include:

Phase transitions that occur in biosystems (protein crystallisation, globule-coil transition etc)

Liquid crystallinity as an example of the delicate range of partially ordered phases found with biological molecules

How molecules move and propel themselves at the cellular level

The general features of self-assembly with examples from proteins

The phase behaviour of DNA

The physical toolbox presented within this text will form a basis for students to enter into a wide range of pure and applied bioengineering fields in medical, food and pharmaceutical areas.