Biophysics & Medical Physics
6 terms
Patch Clamp Technique
An electrophysiological laboratory technique used to record ion currents flowing through single individual ion channel proteins in cell…
Biophysics & Medical PhysicsPoiseuille's Law of Blood Flow
A fluid dynamics equation governing laminar viscous fluid flow through a cylindrical vascular pipe.
Biophysics & Medical PhysicsPositron Emission Tomography (PET Scan)
A 3D nuclear medicine imaging technique detecting pairs of 511 keV gamma photons emitted during positron annihilation to map metabolic…
Biophysics & Medical PhysicsProtein Folding
The physical process by which a polypeptide chain folds spontaneously into a characteristic 3D functional native structure.
Biophysics & Medical PhysicsProton Therapy
An advanced form of external beam radiation therapy utilizing accelerated proton beams to destroy cancerous tumors.
Biophysics & Medical PhysicsPulse Oximetry
A non-invasive medical monitoring method measuring arterial blood oxygen saturation (SpO₂) using differential optical absorption of red and…