Biophysics & Medical Physics
3 terms
Fick's Laws of Diffusion
Biophysics & Medical Physics
mol/(m²·s) (Flux J) & m²/s (Diffusion Coefficient D)
Physical laws describing solute diffusion mass transport across biological concentration gradients.
1st: J = -D (dC / dx); 2nd: ∂C / ∂t = D (∂²C / ∂x²)
Fluorescence Microscopy
Biophysics & Medical Physics
nm (Spatial Resolution)
An optical microscopy technique utilizing fluorophores excited by specific light wavelengths to image cellular structures with high contrast.
Abbe Diffraction Limit: d_min = λ / (2 NA) ≈ 200 nm
Fluoroscopy
Biophysics & Medical Physics
Frames per Second (fps) & Dose Rate (mGy/min)
A dynamic X-ray imaging technique obtaining real-time moving video images of interior anatomical structures and contrast agents.
Real-time continuous low-dose X-ray video acquisition