Basic Laboratory Techniques and Instrumentation

The core bench skills: measuring, pipetting, using balances, centrifuges and microscopes, and making solutions.

MLA-150 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Medical Laboratory Assistant

Course content

  1. 1Laboratory glassware and plasticsComing
  2. 2Measuring volume and pipettingComing
  3. 3Balances and weighingComing
  4. 4Units and conversionsComing
  5. 5Preparing solutions and dilutionsComing
  6. 6CentrifugesComing
  7. 7The light microscopeComing
  8. 8Preparing and staining slidesComing
  9. 9Spectrophotometry basicsComing
  10. 10Water baths, incubators and refrigeratorsComing
  11. 11Instrument maintenance and recordsComing
  12. 12Practical review: a bench skills checkComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

The core bench skills: measuring, pipetting, using balances, centrifuges and microscopes, and making solutions.