Basic Laboratory Methods For Biotechnology - 09 edition

Summary: Presented from the perspective of the biotech industry, this laboratory handbook/textbook reference gives a systematic, understandable, and practical introduction to fundamental laboratory methods and provides a foundation upon which students can build a career in the lab. The authors balance background and theory with practical information, drawing material from many sources: analytical chemistry texts, molecular biology manuals, industry standards, government regulations, manufactu ...show morerer and supplier information, and the useful laboratory ''lore'' that is part of the industryr's oral tradition. The Modern Biotechnology Industry: A Broad Overview, The Business of Biotechnology: The Transformation of Knowledge into Products, Pharmaceutical/Biopharmaceutical Products, Introduction to Product Quality Systems, Biotechnology and the Regulation of Food and Medical Products, Documentation, the Foundation of Quality, Quality Systems in the Production Facility, Quality Systems in the Laboratory, Introduction to a Safe Workplace, Working Safely in the Laboratory: General Considerations and Physical Hazards, Working Safely with Chemicals, Working Safely with Biological Materials, Basic Math Techniques, Proportional Relationships, Relationships and Graphing, Descriptions of Data (Descriptive Statistics),Introduction to Quality Laboratory Measurements, Tests and Assays, Introduction to Instrumental Methods and Electricity,The Measurement of Weight, The Measurement of Volume, The Measurement of Temperature, The Measurement of pH, Selected Ions and Conductivity, Measurements Involving Light A. Basic Principles and Instrumentation, Introduction to Quality Laboratory Tests and Assays, Measurements Involving Light B. Applications and Methods, Preparation of Laboratory Solutions A: Concentration Expressions and Calculations, Preparation of Laboratory Solutions B. Basic Procedures and Practical Information, Solutions: Associated Procedures and Information, Laboratory Solutions to Support the Activity of Biological Macromolecules, Culture Media for Intact Cells, Introduction to Filtration, Introduction to Centrifugation, Introduction to Bioseparations, Computers: An Overview, Data Handling with Computers, Applications of the Internet to Biotechnology. Itended for those interested in learning the basics of laboratory methods for biotechnology ...show less

Edition/Copyright: 09
Cover: Spiral
Publisher: Prentice Hall, Inc.
Published: 11/14/2008

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Part I. The Modern Biotechnology Industry
Unit I. Introduction to the Biotechnology Work Place 1. The Transformation of Knowledge Into Products. The Modern Biotechnology Industry 2. Biotechnology Companies and the Transformation of Knowledge into Products 3. The Lifecycle of Biopharmaceutical Products
Unit II. Product Quality and Biotechnology 4. Introduction to Product Quality Systems 5. Biotechnology and the Regulation of Food and Medical Products 6. Documentation, the Foundation of Quality 7. Quality Systems in the Laboratory 8. Quality Systems in the Production Facility
Part 2. Basic Laboratory Methods In A Regulated Environment
Unit III. Safety In The Laboratory 9. Introduction to a Safe Workplace 10. Working Safely in the Laboratory. General Considerations and Physical Hazards 11. Working Safely with Chemicals 12. Working Safely with Biological Materials
Unit IV. Math In The Biotechnology Laboratory: An Overview 13. Basic Math Techniques 14. Proportional Relationships 15. Relationships and Graphing
Unit V. Data In The Laboratory 16. Descriptions of Data 17. The Collection of Meaningful Data; Avoiding Errors in the Laboratory
Unit VI. Laboratory Measurements 18. Introduction to Quality Laboratory Measurements, Testsand Assays 19. Introduction to Instrumental Methods and Electricity 20. The Measurement of Weight 21. The Measurement of Volume 22. The Measurement of Temperature 23. The Measurement of pH, Selected Ions and Conductivity 24. Measurements Involving Light A. Basic Principles and Instrumentation 25. Measurements Involving Light B. Applications and Methods
Unit VII. Laboratory Solutions 26. Preparation of Laboratory Solutions A: Concentration Expressions and Calculations 27. Preparation of Laboratory Solutions B. Basic Procedures and Practical Information 28. Laboratory Solutions to Support the Activity of Biological Macromolecules and Intact Cells 29. Solutions. Associated Procedures and Information
Unit IX. Basic Separation Methods 30. Introduction to Filtration 31. Introduction to Centrifugation 32. Introduction to Bioseparations
Unit X. Computers In The Laboratory 33. Computers. An Overview 34: Data Handling with Computers 35. Telecommunications and the Internet