Introducing Thermodynamics and Biophysics in Health Sciences

Abstract

Biophysics and thermodynamics are effectively distributed in life sciences guided by the fields of biology and physics, respectively. The main concern raised regarding the usefulness of such scientific fields on the development and evaluation of therapeutic products as part of the research in the Pharmaceutical Industry and as part of the regulatory processes in the regulatory agencies. This short chapter deals with the benefits of using biophysics and thermodynamics in health sciences, in addition to the expanded physicochemical characterization as well to morphological issues. The following two questions are addressed in this article: Why should biophysics and thermodynamics be applied in the research and development processes of innovative therapeutic products? Why should these approaches be part of the dossier to the regulatory agencies by the stakeholders?