Laboratory

Udumalpet
Tamilnadu, India

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Zoology Laboratory

A well-equipped laboratory to carryout regular practical sessions with ease employs both Compound and Dissection Microscopes with crane magnifiers. The Sericulture lab sessions are carried out with the Silkworm rearing using the Mulberry plants grown in the campus by the students themselves. Also some of the larvae are used for regular dissection classes. The special instruments like Autoclave and Electrophoresis are installed in the lab for Sterilizing purpose and for separating the proteins.

1. The lab facilities for the clinical laboratory techniques includes the utilization of instruments like Haemocytometer, Haemoglobinometer, Urinometer, Westergren apparatus for Erythocytes sedimentation rate etc., Incubator and PH meter and a computer are available.
2. To carryout the dissection sessions more effectively, compatible TV, VCR and Videocassettes are available in the laboratory.

1.Spectrophotometer

• 2018
• Rs 35,500/-
• Under DBT Scheme.
• Quantifying concentration and Molecular weight of compounds.
• Determining the structure of compounds.
• Determining the composition of chemicals.
• Finding functional groups of chemicals.

2.BOD Incubator

• 2009
• Rs75,755/-
• Under Autonomous Grant.
• Device used to grow and maintain cell cultures.
• Maintaining optimal temperature and humidity.
• Maintains CO2 and O2 content of atmosphere inside.
• Essential for much experimental work in cell biology, Microbiology.

3. pH Meter

• 2002
• Rs1,600/-
• Under Autonomous Grant.
• Measure hydrogen ion activity in solutions.
• Measures Acidity / Alkanity of the solution.
• Essential tool for measuring pH of various liquids including water.
• Testing of pH via pH meter is used in many applications ranging from laboratory equipments to quality control.

4. Colorimeter

• 2005
• Rs 14,450/-
• Under UGC Grant for department.
• Colorimeter can measures the absorbency of light waves.
• Used to analyzing the colour contrast.
• Helps to diagnose dental and dermal diseases.
• Used in testing the quality of water by screening chemicals.

5. PCR

• 2018
• Rs 6,64,299/-
• Under DST - FIST.
• PCR is a common tool used in medical and biological research tools.
• Used in early stages ofprocessing DNA for sequencing.
• Used to identify pathogens during infections.
• To synthesize new strands of DNA complementary to the offered template strands.
• To amplify target sequences of DNA to solve crimes.

6. Hot air oven

• 2018
• Rs 21,700/-
• Under DBT.
• Sterilize the product in a particular period of time.
• Works under specific conditions like humidity pressures and other environmental factors.
• Contrats the humidity level by removing moisture.
• Effectly destroyed microorganisms and bacteria present in the product.
• Keep the products free from contaminations.

7. Laminar Air Flow Chamber

• 2007
• Rs 38,980/-
• Under Autonomous Grant.
• A device designed to prevent the equipments and working environment from particles .
• Used to work with biological samples.
• To separate volumes of air or prevent airborne contaminations from entering an area.
• It Provides a sterile environment in cell culture studies.

8. Microbes

• 2017
• Rs 85,000/-
• Under DBT.
• An instrument used to magnify small objects.
• Used in rendering of detail of resolution.
• Creates an image of specimen placed on a slide.
• Capture either transmitted or reflected light to measure very localized optical properties of surface in specimens.

9. Haemoglobinometer

• 2017
• Rs3,000/-
• Under DBT.
• An instrument used to determine the haemoglobin content of blood.
• Clinical device frequently used in the screening of anemic disorders.
• Operate by spectrophotometric measurement of haemoglobin concentration
.

10. ECG

• 2017
• Rs 3,000/-
• Under DBT.
• ECG is used to see how heart is funtioning.
• Records the heartbeat regularize the beats.
• Basic function such as input, signal processing and output display,
• Helps with the cause of chest pain and breathlessness.
• Evidence to support a diagnosis.

11. Trinocular Microscope

• 2009
• Rs1,57,275/-
• Under Autonomous Grant.
• Study biological specimens such as cells and microorganisms and their vital process.
• Designed for research institutions, health, medical unit.
• Inverted microscope comes with two eye pieces.
• Trinocular part is provided to attach a microscope camera or a digital camera.

12. Electrophoresis Unit

• 2008
• Rs 6,31,125/-
• Under Autonomous Grant.
• It is used to separate DNA, RNA or PROTEIN molecules based on their size and electric charge.
• It is used in various fields such as forensic, molecular biology, genetics and microbiology lab.
• Essential technology for the separation and analysis of nucleic acid.
• Analyze the result of Polymerase Chain Reaction.

13. Water Analysis Kit

• 2009
• Rs 59,755/-
• Under Autonomous Grant.
• It is used to test water for biological and chemical contaminants.
• Identify the different variables such as pH, oxygen, nitrogen
• It is used to test water for total coliform bacteria, nitrates, total dissolved solids and pH level.
• Test kits are used for rapid testing of water quality.

14. Autoclave

• 2017
• Rs 33,500/-
• Under DBT.
• It is a machine used to steam under the pressure to kill harmful bacteria, virus, and fungi.
• Assigned to heat aqueous solutions above their boiling point at normal atmospheric pressure to achieve sterilization.
• Decontaminate biological wastes and sterilize media, instrument and glasswares.

15. Electronic Balance

• 2016
• Rs 33,000/-
• Under Autonomous Grant.
• Instrument used in the accurate measurement of weight of materials.
• Mostly used in laboratories to weigh the chemicals.
• It provides a digital result of measurement.
• It is used to determine the weight or mass of an object.

16. Homogeniser

• 2009 • Rs 29,555/- • Under Autonomous Grant. • It is used to blend the chemicals or biological samples. • It is a laboratory or industrial equipment. • Homogenization of various materials such as tissue, plant, food, soil and many others. • Used to create a stable emulsion where the fat globules don’t rise to form a cream layer.

17.Microbial Colony Counter

• 2009 • Rs 11,500/- • Under Autonomous Grant. • Colony counters are used to estimate a liquid cultures density of microorganisms by counting an individual colony on an agar plate, slide, minigel or petridish. • It use fluorescent labels or contrast between light and dark areas on the plate to make their count.

18. Museum

• 1958
• A museum is a not-for-profit, permanent institution in the service of society.
• An institution devoted to the procurement, care, study and display of objects of lasting interest or value.
• Collection and preservation of objects and materials of religious, cultural and historical value.
• Museums are a Storehouse of old artefacts, sculptures, objects, history etc.
• Results of human achievement and evidence of natural world and to use collections to enhance human knowledge and understanding.

19. CONSTANT TEMPERATURE WATER BATH

• 25.01.2016
• Rs 24,500/-
• UGC Autonomous Grant
• To heat the solution and film coating