VAL Resources
The resources for VAL are in the table below. Links to other laboratory skills resources can be found via the Weblinks page. Please note that all FLV files to the animations are available upon request. Designs have been made in Flash CS3 using Action Script 2.0.
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Instructions |
Laboratory Safety |
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Introducing Lab Safety |
Three animations introducing lab safety. |
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Good Laboratory Practice |
Two animations introducing good laboratory practice (GLP). |
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Microscopy |
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Parts of the microscope |
Animation introducing parts of the microscope and a quiz to test you self. |
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Setting up the light microscope |
Video clips demonstrating how to set up a light microscope. 1) Basic steps to prepare the microscope. |
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Setting up the light microscope |
Video clips demonstrating how to set up a light microscope. 2) Making final adjustments. |
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Check list |
Check list for setting up the microscope. | PDF file - double click to open or right mouse click to save. |
Haemocytometry |
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Introduction to the haemocytometer |
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Counting cells |
Animations explaining how to count cells using the haemocytometer. |
As above. |
Performing calculations |
Examples of how to perform calculations of cell concentration and opportunities to try for yourself! |
As above. |
Extras |
1) Volume Conversion How to convert units of volume |
Screen-capture resource of Microsoft Excel 2002. Open up the ".swf" files in a new page. Use the BACK button to return to this page. |
Haematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) Stain |
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| Historical background to the stain | Background to the history of the stain and the histochemical method. | Open up the ".flv" video files in a new page. Use the BACK button to return to this page. |
| H&E steps | Step-by-step guide to the H&E stain. | Open up the ".flv" video files in a new page. Use the BACK button to return to this page. |
Microbiology |
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Basic incubation experiment |
Short videos explaining how to set up basic aerobic and anaerobic microbial incubations. | Open up the ".flv" video files in a new page. Use the BACK button to return to this page. |
Using API strips |
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Using the portable autoclave |
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Gram stain technique |
Preparing for the Gram stain, staining techniques and viewing the results by light microscope. |
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Pipettes |
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How to use a pipette |
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How to use a pipette |
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How to use a pipette |
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Spectrophotometry |
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Introduction to the spectrophotometer |
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Using the spectrophotometer |
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The Bradford Assay |
Animation and video of the Bradford protein assay. | Use the BACK button to return to this page. |
Serial Dilutions |
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Introduction to the concept of dilutions and serial dilutions |
Animations demonstrating how to perform dilutions and serial dilutions. |
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Standard Curves |
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Drawing standard curves |
Using a serial dilution to draw a standard curve by hand, and how to interpret the graph. |
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Standard curves in Excel |
Using Excel (or other spreadsheet software) to generate a standard curve. |
Screen-capture resource of Microsoft Excel 2002. Open up the ".swf" files in a new page. Use the BACK button to return to this page. |
Generating the linear equation |
Screen-capture resource of Microsoft Excel 2002. Open up the ".swf" files in a new page. Use the BACK button to return to this page. |
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Calculations |
Using Excel to calculate the value of your unknown sample. | Screen-capture resource of Microsoft Excel 2002. Open up the ".swf" files in a new page. Use the BACK button to return to this page. |
Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Science: Filtration Experiment |
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| Filtration Experiment | Filtration equipment, Darcy's Law and various experiments. | Open up the ".flv" video files in a new page. Use the BACK button to return to this page. |
As always, should you find any blurps, bloops, cordwangles, red wine stains or gremlins within these resources, please email Dr Rolfe. |
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