Basic laboratory methods for biotechnology textbook and laboratory reference Lisa A. Seidman, Cynthia J. Moore
Material type: TextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. Prentice Hall London Prentice Hall-International c2000Description: vi, 751 p. ill.(some col.) 28 cm. spiralISBN:- 0137955359
- 660.6078 SEI
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A primary text for courses that focus on basic laboratory methods in biotechnology, and an ancillary text for any biology course that includes a laboratory component that want to focus on biotechnology. It provides an introduction to basic laboratory methods from the perspective of everyday work in the labs of biotechnology/bioscience industry.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- I Introduction to the Biotechnology Workplace
- 1 Biotechnology and the Workplace
- 2 Introduction to a Safe Workplace
- 3 Biotechnology and the Regulation of Medical and Food Products
- II Product Quality and Biotechnology
- 4 Introduction to Product Quality Systems
- 5 Documentation: The Foundation of Quality
- 6 Quality Systems in the Laboratory
- 7 Quality Systems in the Production Facility
- III Math in the Biotechnology Laboratory: An Overview
- 8 Basic Math Techniques
- 9 Proportional Relationships
- 10 Relationships and Graphing
- IV Data in the Laboratory
- 11 Descriptions of Data
- 12 The Collection of Meaningful Data
- Avoiding Errors in the Laboratory
- V Laboratory Measurements
- 13 Introduction to Quality Laboratory Measurements, Tests, and Assays
- 14 Introduction to Instrumental Methods and Electricity
- 15 The Measurement of Weight
- 16 The Measurement of Volume
- 17 The Measurement of Temperature
- 18 The Measurement of pH, Selected Ions, and Conductivity
- 19 Measurements Involving Light A: Basic Principles and Instrumentation
- 20 Measurements Involving Light B: Applications and Methods
- VI Laboratory Solutions
- 21 Preparation of Laboratory Solutions A: Concentration Expressions and Calculations
- 22 Preparation of Laboratory Solutions B: Basic Procedures and Practical Information
- 23 Laboratory Solutions to Support the Activity of Biological Macromolecules and Intact Cells
- 24 Solutions: Associated Procedures and Information
- VII Basic Separation Methods
- 25 Introduction to Filtration
- 26 Introduction to Centrifugation
- 27 Introduction to Bioseparations
- VIII Safety in the Laboratory
- 28 Working Safely in the Laboratory: General Considerations and Physical Hazards
- 29 Working Safely with Chemicals
- 30 Working Safely with Biological Materials
- IX Computers in the Laboratory
- 31 Computers: An Overview
- 32 Data Handling with Computers
- 33 Telecommunications and the Internet
Author notes provided by Syndetics
LISA SEIDMAN received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin and has taught for over twelve years in the Biotechnology Laboratory Technician Program at Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin.
CYNTHIA MOORE received her doctoral degree from Temple University School of Medicine and has a career both in research and as a science educator. She is currently a faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences at Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois.
The authors welcome comments and feedback from readers. You can e-mail Lisa Seidman at lseidman@madison.tec.wi.us and Cynthia Moore at cjmoor1@ilstu.edu.