BIEN 360. Physical Chemistry in Bioengineering.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Bioengineering (Faculty of Engineering)
Terms offered: Winter 2026
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Description
Description of chemical systems with the help of theories of physics and application of its techniques: reaction kinetics, physical and chemical equilibria in biological systems. Review of energy transfer and thermodynamics. Chemical and physical equilibria in biology: variation of Gibbs energy with temperature, energy, composition. Theories of reaction kinetics and the reaction mechanism in biological phenomena: polymerization, protein folding, enzymes.
- Prerequisite(s): BIEN 300
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEE 310.