[s26] Soft Matter Physics (Rädler)

The 3+1 hours lecture course plus exercise class (seminar) accounts for 6 ECTS credit points.
The lecture covers the physics of soft condensed matter with outlook on modern aspects of active and living matter and medical applications. The topics covered are: (i) colloids, (ii) liquid crystals, (iii) polymers&gels, (iv) self-assembly & medical nanoparticles, (v) active&living matter. Participants should be part of the physics masters program. Basic knowledge in mechanics, electrostatics, optics and in particular statistical physics is required.

[s26] Einführung in die Biophysik (Liedl, Lohmüller)

[s26] Biophysics of Molecules (Braun)

We will explore the molecular mechanisms and foundations of biology from a physics perspective. The course material will enable physicists to model biological systems from a molecular perspective, laying the foundations of proteins, DNA, RNA, lipids and small molecules. The aim is to gain a fundamental molecular understanding of the inner workings of cells and biological processes. Links to modern biotechnology allows to assess the background of the many startup companies that emerged from LMU Biophysics (Nanion, NanoTemper, GATTAquant, Amplifold). The lecture will include an introduction to modeling reaction-diffusion systems with Comsol. 

[s26] Special Lecture: Physics of Early Life (Braun)