biophysical

adj

1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to a combination of biology and physics.

   “We would conclude our remarks upon Dr. Harris’s work by simply saying that it is interesting and suggestive, and well worthy of careful perusal, not only by those interested in the many observations relating to the phenomena of the latent period accompanying the stimulation of living matter, but also by those interested in the larger if less accurately conditioned field of biophysical philosophy.”

   “THE chemistry of photo-reception remains obscure in spite of a vast literature, particularly rich in biophysical data ; indeed it is doubtful whether on the chemical side present theories are more than the merest scaffolding. Recent statements by wellknown workers display a confidence about the nature of visual purple (rhodopsin) which it is not easy to share.”

2. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to biophysics.