Week 3 Lab: Basic Lab Supplies Flashcards
(88 cards)
1
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Steps in using the spectrophotometer?
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- Switch on
- Warm up
- Set Mode
- Set Wavelength
- Blank
- Read Standard/Unknown
2
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Uses of centrifuge?
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- Remove cellular elements from blood (serum/plasma)
- Concentrate cellular elements for microscopic examination
- Remove precipitated protein
- Separate CHON bound/Ab-bound ligand
- Extract solutes from aqueous to organic solvents
- Separate lipid components
3
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Types of centrifuge?
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- Fixed-angle head/Angle-head
- Swinging-bucket type/Horizontal head
- Ultracentrifuge
4
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Speed of the centrifuge should be checked at least once every?
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3 months
5
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Used for quality control of centrifuge?
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- Tachometer
- Strobe light
6
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Centrifuge timer should be checked ________ against a reference timer.
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weekly
7
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Centrifuge temperature should be checked when?
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monthly
8
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Centrifuge rpm and minutes?
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1000-1200 x g , 10 + 5 mins
9
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Fixed angle centrifuge is used for?
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Rapid sedimentation
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Ultracentrifuge rpm?
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90,000 – 100,000 rpm (178,000 x g)
11
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Parts of a centrifuge?
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Power switch, timer, speed control, brake, tachometer, alarm, safety latch
12
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Temperature of Refrigerated Centrifuge?
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-15 to 25 degrees C
13
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Centrifuge: tubes with tapered bottoms?
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formation of more compact pellets
14
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True or false: In centrifuge, tubes must fit snuggly in the carriers.
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True
15
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What will happen if the top of the tubes protrudes too far?
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impede rotor
16
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In using the centrifuge, you must observe?
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proper balancing
17
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Pipet classification according to design?
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- To contain
- To deliver
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Pipet classification according to drainage characteristics?
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- Blowout
- Self-draining
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Pipet classification according to type (measuring/graduated)?
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- Serologic
- Mohr
- Bacteriologic
- Ball, Kolmer, or Kahn
- Micropipet
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Pipet classification according to type (transfer)?
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- Volumetric
- Ostwald-Folin
- Pasteur pipets
- Automatic macropipets or micropipets
21
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holds a particular volume but does not dispense that exact volume
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TC (To contain) Pipette
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calibrated by introducing the exact weight of mercury required to give the desired volume at a specific temperature
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TC (To contain) Pipette
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mercury does not wet glass and pipettes calibrated this way will contain but not deliver the stated volume
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TC (To contain) Pipette
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dispense the indicated volume
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TD (To deliver) Pipette
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calibrated by weighing the volume of water that will flow from them by gravity
TD (To deliver) Pipette
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rate of delivery must never be hastened by blowing
TD (To deliver) Pipette
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same as TD pipette but drops remaining at the tip after delivery is blown out to receiving vessel
“To Blow-Out” Pipette
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an etched ring is seen near the mouthpiece
“To Blow-Out” Pipette
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the user allows the contents of the pipette to drain by gravity
Self Draining pipette
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has the greatest degree of accuracy and precision
Volumetric or transfer Pipette
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designed to dispense one volume c/o further subdivisions
Volumetric or transfer Pipette
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calibrated to deliver a fixed volume of liquid
Volumetric or transfer Pipette
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has a bulb between mouthpiece and tip that decreases surface area/unit volume and diminished error from water film
Volumetric or transfer Pipette
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Is volumetric or transfer pipette self-draining or blowout?
self-draining
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used in measuring viscous fluids such as whole blood
Ostwald-Folin Pipette
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measures smaller volume (2.0 mm or less)
Ostwald-Folin Pipette
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Where is the bulb located in Ostwald-Folin pipette?
has a bulb near the tip
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Where is the etch mark located in Ostwald-Folin pipette?
ring near mouthpiece
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used with biologic fluids having a viscosity greater than that of water
Ostwald-Folin Pipette
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Is Ostwald-Folin Pipette self-draining or blowout?
blow-out pipette
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used to deliver an amount of liquid contained between two calibration on marks
Graduated or Measuring Pipette
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Type of pipette wherein the rate of fall of liquid is much too fast.
Serologic Pipette
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Where is the etched band located in Serologic Pipette?
has an etched band on the suction piece
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has calibration marks to the tip
Serologic Pipette
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Is Serologic Pipette self-draining or blowout?
blow-out pipette
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calibration lies between two marks on the stem
Mohr Pipette
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no graduations to the tip
Mohr Pipette
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Is Mohr Pipette self-draining or blowout?
self-draining pipette
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“To contain” pipette which is calibrated with mercury
Micropipettes
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Type of pipette wherein the entire content of the pipette must be emptied
Micropipettes
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used when small amount of blood or specimen is needed (< 1 ml)
Micropipettes
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no calibration; for biologic fluid w/o specific volume
Pasteur Pipette
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is by far the most routinely used pipette
Automatic Pipette
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Automatic Pipette for > 1ml?
Macro
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Automatic Pipette for < 1ml?
Micro
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Advantages of Automatic Pipette?
* time savings
* safety
* stability
* ease of use
* increase in precision
* lack of required cleaning
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tips (contaminated) are often disposable
Automatic Pipette
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Types of Automatic Pipette?
* Air Displacement
* Positive Displacement
* Dispenser/ Dilutor
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relies on a piston for creating suction to draw the sample into a disposable tip
Air-displacement pipette
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the piston does not come in contact with the liquid
Air-displacement pipette
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operates by moving the piston in the pipette tip or barrel
Positive displacement pipette
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obtains liquid from a common reservoir
Dispenser/Dilutor
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Designed for use with air-displacement pipette
Pipette tips
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Positive displacement pipettes use tips made up of?
straight columns of glass or plastics
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Steps in using Class A Pipettes?
1. Depress the piston up to the first stop position
2. Tip is placed in the liquid
3. Piston is slowly allowed to rise back to original position
4. Pipet tip is drawn up the sidewall of the vessel
5. Place on the wall of the receiving vessel
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Quality Control used to verify pipette volume accuracy and precision
Gravimetric and spectrometric method
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used to compare the reproducibility of brands of pipette tips
0.1% phenol red solution in distilled water
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cleaning solution for glasswares
Acid dichromate and nitric acid
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Beakers should be made of glass that is resistant to?
many chemicals used and resistant to heat
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used for general mixing and reagent preparation
Beakers
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wide, straight-sided cylindrical vessels and are available in many sizes in several forms
Beakers
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used to measure volumes of liquids when high degree of accuracy is not essential
Graduated Measuring Cylinders
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pear-shaped flasks
Volumetric Flasks
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have one calibration mark on narrow part of the neck
Volumetric Flasks
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used to contain a specific amount or volume of liquid
Volumetric Flasks
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Analytical Balance precision is up to?
1/1000 of a gram
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Types of analytical balance?
manual (mechanical) or electronic
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Rough or Platform Balance precision is up to?
0.1 gram
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Examples of Rough or Platform Balance?
1. Torsion Balance - for weighing chemicals
2. Triple Beam Balance - three beams are present in the balance
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is the process of using centrifugal force to separate the lighter portions of a solution,
mixture, or suspension from the heavier portions
Centrifugation
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the force required to separate two phases
RCF – relative centrifugal force
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RCF of centrifuge
1.118x10-5 x r x rpm2
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Factors affecting RCF of centrifuge?
1. Rotor speed
2. Radius of the rotor
3. Effective path length (depth of the liquid)
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thermometer for total immersion and partial immersion
liquid-in-glass thermometers
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method of thermometer immersion for monitoring freezers and refrigerators
Total immersion
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method of thermometer for heating blocks and water bath
Partial immersion
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Freezing-point depression osmometers are called?
Thermistors
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Thermometer calibration
1. NIST SRM® 934 thermometer or a NIST SRM® 1968 gallium melting point cell
2. SRM® 934 --> International Temperature Scale 1990 (ITS-90) at 0° C, 25° C, 30° C, and 37° C
3. Gallium melting point cell --> 25g of very pure gallium metal that has a single fixed melting point at 29.7646° C (as defined by ITS-90)
4. Temperature monitoring devices should be verified for accuracy at 6- or 12-month intervals
