Thermodynamics of biological processes is a branch of biophysics ¬that studies the general patterns of energy conversion. Thermodynamics ¬also considers the problems of stability and evolution of biological systems. In biology, the laws of thermodynamics are used, firstly, to calculate the parameters of energy transformations in the body and, secondly, to determine the efficiency of biological processes. The thermodynamic ¬aspect must be taken into account when studying physicochemical processes. The thermodynamics of biological processes served as the basis for developing ideas about the energy sources of life processes, and proved fruitful for understanding and quantitative analysis of such biological processes as the generation of biopotentials, osmotic phenomena, and muscle contractions.

Thermodynamic system, linear processes, entropy, synergy

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