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Nanomedicine

The medical application of nanotechnology utilizing engineered nanoparticles for disease diagnosis, targeted drug delivery, and therapy.

EPR Effect: Enhanced Permeability and Retention in Tumors nm (Nanoparticle Diameter ~10–100 nm)
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Nernst Equation in Biophysics

An equation calculating the exact electrical equilibrium potential across a membrane permeable to a single ion species.

E_ion = (R T / (z F)) ln([Ion]_out / [Ion]_in) mV (Equilibrium Potential)
Biophysics & Medical Physics

Neurophysics

The interdisciplinary field applying physical principles and non-linear mathematical modeling to study nervous system function.

Hodgkin-Huxley Model: C_m (dV/dt) = I_ext - g_Na m³ h (V-E_Na) - g_K n⁴ (V-E_K) - g_L (V-E_L) Biophysical Neural Network Model