Cell Culture Monitoring and Maintenance |
S. No. |
Topic |
Hands-on Experiments and Theories |
1. |
Cryopreservation and Storage |
Introduction to cryopreservation of animal cells and proper storage protocols in liquid nitrogen. Impact of freezing on cell viability and recovery strategies. |
2. |
Cell Culture Contamination and How to Prevent It |
Identifying bacterial, fungal, and mycoplasma contamination in cultures. Introduction to the use of antibiotics in culture media and their proper use |
3. |
Cell Passaging (Subculturing) in Animal Cell Culture |
Cell culture medium (fresh and pre-warmed, if necessary). Preparation of Materials Counting and Dilution of Cells Incubation and Monitoring of Cells Recording the Passage Number |
4. |
Self-Preparation of different Cell Lines from different tissues |
Primary Cell Culture Preparation from Fibroblasts, Hepatocytes |