Models and equations for:
- Active and passive transport in cells
- Diffusion in solution and membrane
- Osmosis and osmotic pressure
- Active transport
- Electrodiffusion, Nernst potential and membrane potential
- Electrical properties of the nerve cell
- Cellular homeostasis
Cellular Biophysics is a general course in biophysics where the student learns the fundamental physical, quantitative and structural aspects of the biological cell. An important course goal is to equip the student with a physical and mathematical toolbox to both understand and apply results and observations from cell-biological experiments.
After completing the course, the student should be able to:
- describe the basic physical principles of cell function regarding the transport of water, ions and nutrients.
- define and use mathematical models for the transport of water, ions and solutes in and across the cell membrane.
- describe how the cell regulates water and ion balance and how it is affected by the cell's environment.
- calculate the potential of the cell membrane and how it varies in different situations.
- perform measurements of cell physics parameters using microscope-based methods.