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Mammalian Cell Culture
S. No. Topic Hands-on Experiments and Theories
1. Introduction to Laboratory Lab organization, Biosafety, Quality Control
2. Cell Types and Characteristics Types of cells: primary, secondary, continuous cell lines; adherent vs. suspension cultures.
3. Introduction to Cell Culture, Equipment and Buffers Preparation Overview of cell culture, history, applications, safety, preparation of buffers, and sterilization techniques. Autoclaving and filtration
4. Extraction of Trypsin Animal Tissue Preparation, Tissue Homogenization, Purification, Activation of Trypsinogen and Storage
5. Basics of Animal Cell Cultures, Animal Cell Culture Media Preparation Minimum Essential Medium (MEM) Preparation
6. Trypsin Preparation for Cell Culture Trypsin Preparation for Cell Culture Applications
7. Primary Cell Culture (Tissue Explant Culture) Dissection, Tissue Disaggregation, Enzymatic Digestion, Plating, Incubation
8. Cell Counting and Viability Assays Protocol for Manual (trypan blue) and automated methods for counting and viability (hemocytometer).