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Instrumentation

Instrumentation is a collection of devices and mechanics used to measure, evaluate, and test systems.

  • In biology, the instrumentation is considered a part of biomedical engineering where the working mechanism and the parts of a system are studies.
  • Instrumentation in biology or Bioinstrumentation is primarily concentrated on bringing the engineering and medical worlds together.
  • Different devices like centrifuges and autoclaves that are common in biological laboratories are a part of the instrumentation. Studies done in instrumentations allow the understanding of the parts and working mechanisms of such devices.
  • Other important techniques include chromatography which is routinely performed in laboratories to separate biological systems, which are also equally important.
  • Instrumentation is still an emerging discipline with new pieces of machinery still being produced for convenience in laboratories.
  • The application of bio-instruments is not only limited to laboratories as modern agriculture makes use of bio-instruments to monitor and evaluate soil and to measure plant growth.
  • Besides, these instruments can also be used to determine the physiological activities of plants like the carbon dioxide trade rate, net photosynthesis, etc.
  • Processes like electrophoresis make use of nucleic acids along with biosensors to compare the DNA sequences. This enables genetic testing and diagnosis of various diseases.
  • Genetic testing is heavily influenced by the progress made in instrumentation as new devices and techniques are discovered which makes the process faster, more accurate, and more reliable.
  • As RT-PCR and blotting are considered advanced molecular diagnosis methods, disease diagnosis becomes faster and more accurate than ever. 
  • Determination of radioisotopes and concentration of a solution has been made easier with techniques like spectroscopy and colorimetry.
  • As the discipline continues to grow, the main focus of the field remains in the improvements of technology to make the medical processes faster and more efficient.
  • Instrumentation, thus, is slowly becoming an integral part of all biological fields with new emerging new technology and the discovery of fast and reliable procedures.

Gas Chromatography- Definition, Principle, Parts, Steps, Uses

March 1, 2022January 22, 2022 by Sagar Aryal
Principle of Gas Chromatography

What is gas chromatography? Gas chromatography differs from other forms of chromatography in that the mobile phase is a gas and the components are separated as vapors. It is thus … Read more

UV Spectroscopy- Definition, Principle, Steps, Parts, Uses

April 21, 2022January 21, 2022 by Sagar Aryal
UV Spectroscopy

What is UV Spectroscopy? Spectroscopy is the measurement and interpretation of electromagnetic radiation absorbed or emitted when the molecules or atoms or ions of a sample move from one energy … Read more

Gamma-ray Spectroscopy- Definition, Principle, Parts, Uses

March 1, 2022January 20, 2022 by Sagar Aryal
gamma-ray spectrometer

Gamma rays are an ultrahigh-frequency of light that is emitted by radioactive elements, energetic celestial bodies such as black holes and neutron stars, and high energy events such as nuclear … Read more

Paper Chromatography- Definition, Types, Principle, Steps, Uses

April 21, 2022January 19, 2022 by Sagar Aryal
Paper Chromatography

What is Paper Chromatography? Paper chromatography (PC) is a type of planar chromatography whereby chromatography procedures are run on a specialized paper. PC is considered to be the simplest and … Read more

Beer-Lambert Law- Definition, Derivation, and Limitations

March 1, 2022January 13, 2022 by Sagar Aryal
Beer-Lambert Law

The Beer-Lambert law, also known as Beer’s law, the Lambert-Beer law, or the Beer-Lambert–Bouguer law relates the attenuation of light to the properties of the material through which the light is traveling. What is Beer-Lambert Law? When a monochromatic … Read more

NMR Spectroscopy- Definition, Principle, Steps, Parts, Uses

August 3, 2023January 12, 2022 by Sagar Aryal
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy

What is NMR? Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, most commonly known as NMR spectroscopy or magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), is a spectroscopic technique to observe local magnetic fields around atomic nuclei.  It is a spectroscopy technique that … Read more

Infrared (IR) Spectroscopy- Definition, Principle, Parts, Uses

March 1, 2022January 8, 2022 by Sagar Aryal
Infrared (IR) Spectroscopy

What is Infrared (IR) Spectroscopy? Infrared (IR) spectroscopy or vibrational spectroscopy is an analytical technique that takes advantage of the vibrational transitions of a molecule. It is one of the … Read more

Spectrophotometer- Principle, Instrumentation, Applications

March 29, 2023January 8, 2022 by Sagar Aryal
Spectrophotometer- Principle, Instrumentation, Applications

What is a spectrophotometer? Principle of Spectrophotometer The spectrophotometer technique is to measure light intensity as a function of wavelength. It does this by diffracting the light beam into a … Read more

Column Chromatography- Definition, Principle, Parts, Steps, Uses

March 1, 2022January 7, 2022 by Sagar Aryal
Column Chromatography

Chromatography is an important biophysical technique that enables the separation, identification, and purification of the components of a mixture for qualitative and quantitative analysis. Chromatography is a separation technique in … Read more

Affinity Chromatography- Definition, Principle, Parts, Steps, Uses

March 1, 2022January 3, 2022 by Sagar Aryal
Affinity Chromatography

What is Affinity Chromatography? Chromatography is an important biophysical technique that enables the separation, identification, and purification of the components of a mixture for qualitative and quantitative analysis. It is … Read more

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